Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
July 2, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 2002 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Kielty lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Guzman ss 3 1 1 0
Koskie 3b 3 1 1 0
LeCroy dh 4 1 2 3
Hunter cf 4 0 0 0
Ortiz 1b 3 0 1 0
  Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 1 0
Mohr rf 2 0 1 0
  Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hocking 2b 4 0 1 0
Prince c 4 0 0 0
Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 4 1 1 1
Long cf 4 1 2 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Justice dh 3 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 1 2 0
Dye rf 4 0 1 0
Mabry 1b 3 0 1 0
  Saenz ph 1 1 1 2
Piatt lf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez c 1 0 0 0
  Myers ph,c 1 0 0 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 3
Minnesota 200 010 000381
Oakland 000 100 012490
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Reed   7.0 5 1 1 2 2
  Jackson   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Romero   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Guardado  L (1-2) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.1
9
4
4
2
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito   8.0 7 3 3 3 3
  Bradford  W (4-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
3

  E–Hunter (3).  DP–Minnesota 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota LeCroy (11,off Zito), Oakland Mabry (8,off Reed); Chavez (17,off Guardado).  HR–Minnesota LeCroy (3,1st inning off Zito 1 on, 2 out), Oakland Ellis (2,8th inning off Jackson 0 on, 1 out); Saenz (4,9th inning off Guardado 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Koskie (7,2nd base off Zito/Hernandez).  CS–Guzman (10,3rd base by Zito/Hernandez).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Mike VanVleet, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–2:50.  A–15,317.
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