MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/24/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 732 - THURSDAY, JULY 24TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
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Oakland Athletics (51-54) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Minnesota Twins (43-62) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 9 0
Athletics Come Up Short at Minnesota, 3-2
Behind an impressive start by Garrett Richards, Minnesota beat Oakland, 3-2. The 4th-place Twins have won 4 in a row.

Christian Yelich dealt the Athletics a blow in the bottom of the fourth. Batting with a runner on 2nd and Minnesota leading 2-1, Yelich, who is tied for 3rd in the AL in triples with 7, hit a 2-2 slider for a run-scoring single.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Yelich said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Revere CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .296 2 25
R. Furcal 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .234 3 28
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 18 65
L. Morrison DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .213 8 58
D. Valencia RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .257 2 31
W. Ramos C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .237 2 26
M. Gonzalez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .236 9 35
J. Mercer SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 1 5
E. Bonifacio LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .219 6 35
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Furcal (13, 1st Inning off G. Richards, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Gonzalez (21, 4th Inning off G. Richards, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Morrison (14, 5th Inning off G. Richards, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Furcal 2 , F. Freeman , L. Morrison 3 , D. Valencia , W. Ramos 2 , M. Gonzalez 2 , E. Bonifacio
2-out RBI: L. Morrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Morrison 2 , D. Valencia , E. Bonifacio
GIDP: D. Valencia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Revere (33)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mercer-Furcal-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .265 7 30
H. Kendrick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .210 4 26
M. Betts CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .290 7 45
E. Hosmer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 9 51
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 10 53
S. Drew SS 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .280 8 41
C. Ruiz DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .190 2 20
C. Owings 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .236 4 32
L. Marson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .195 3 16
Totals 32 3 9 3 3 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Drew 2 (19, 2nd Inning off C. Carrasco, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off C. Carrasco, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Ruiz (13, 4th Inning off C. Carrasco, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich , H. Kendrick , M. Betts 2 , M. Ozuna , S. Drew 5 , C. Ruiz 2
2-out RBI: C. Yelich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yelich , E. Hosmer , M. Ozuna , C. Owings 2
GIDP: E. Hosmer
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Betts (12) , M. Ozuna (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kendrick-Drew-Hosmer)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carrasco L (6-5) 4.2 7 3 3 2 6 0 104 2.83   
D. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 1.42   
A. Bailey 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 1.50   
C. Allen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carrasco 42
Batters Faced: C. Carrasco 22, D. Hernandez 5, A. Bailey 4, C. Allen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carrasco 4-3, D. Hernandez 0-2, A. Bailey 0-1, C. Allen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carrasco 104-65, D. Hernandez 22-12, A. Bailey 17-12, C. Allen 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bailey 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Richards W (5-13) 5.1 7 2 2 1 3 0 95 5.43   
H. Kuo H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.83   
P. Rodriguez H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.06   
J. Chamberlain H (12) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.25   
K. Jansen SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Richards 48
Batters Faced: G. Richards 24, H. Kuo 2, P. Rodriguez 4, J. Chamberlain 4, K. Jansen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Richards 6-7, H. Kuo 1-1, P. Rodriguez 0-2, J. Chamberlain 2-0, K. Jansen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Richards 95-59, H. Kuo 9-6, P. Rodriguez 20-10, J. Chamberlain 15-8, K. Jansen 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Garrett Richards
Ballpark: Metrodome 1994-2009
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 21375
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