Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
July 1, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 2002 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 5 1 2 0
Guzman ss 5 1 2 0
Koskie 3b 5 2 1 1
Ortiz dh 3 0 1 1
  LeCroy ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Hunter cf 5 0 2 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 1 3
Kielty rf 3 0 1 0
Pierzynski c 4 0 3 0
Rivas 2b 3 1 1 0
Lohse p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 14 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0
  Piatt ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Velarde ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez c 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 2 0
Justice dh 4 0 2 1
Chavez 3b 4 1 2 0
Dye rf 3 1 0 0
Mabry lf,1b 3 1 2 3
  Saenz ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Long cf 4 0 1 0
Myers c 4 1 2 0
  Byrnes pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Harang p 0 0 0 0
  Venafro p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Minnesota 101 100 2005140
Oakland 030 100 0004111
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse   3.2 6 4 4 5 2
  Rodriguez   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Romero  W (4-1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Hawkins   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Guardado  SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
6
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Harang   5.0 9 3 3 1 3
  Venafro  L (2-2) 1.0 2 2 0 0 1
  Mecir   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Koch   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
3
1
8

  E–Ellis (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Jones (22,off Harang); Koskie (16,off Harang); Mientkiewicz (17,off Mecir), Oakland Myers (4,off Lohse); Mabry (7,off Rodriguez).  HR–Oakland Mabry (3,2nd inning off Lohse 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Rivas (2,off Mecir); Ellis (3,off Hawkins).  SF–Mientkiewicz (5,off Harang).  IBB–Chavez (4,by Lohse).  CS–Pierzynski (2,2nd base by Venafro/Myers); Hunter (5,2nd base by Koch/Hernandez).  SB–Chavez (3,2nd base off Guardado/Pierzynski).  WP–Mecir (2).  IBB–Lohse (2,Chavez).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Mike VanVleet, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–3:37.  A–13,503.
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