Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
August 31, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 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 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 3 0 0 0
  Mohr ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Guzman ss 4 1 1 0
Koskie 3b 2 1 1 0
Ortiz dh 3 0 1 1
  LeCroy ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Hunter cf 4 0 1 1
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 0 2 0
Kielty rf 4 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 4 0 0 0
Rivas 2b 3 0 0 0
Lohse p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Durham dh 3 2 1 0
Long cf 4 0 0 0
Tejada ss 3 2 1 0
Chavez 3b 4 1 3 4
Dye rf 4 0 1 2
Justice lf 3 0 0 0
  Myers c 0 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 2 0 0 0
  Saenz ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Hernandez c 3 0 1 0
  Byrnes pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 7 6
Minnesota 000 001 020370
Oakland 200 000 13x670
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse   7.0 4 3 3 1 4
  Romero  L (8-2) 0.2 2 3 3 2 1
  Hawkins   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
3
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Lidle   7.1 4 1 1 1 6
  Rincon   0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Mecir  W (5-3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Koch  SV (37) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Koskie (33,off Lidle); Ortiz (27,off Lidle), Oakland Chavez (29,off Lohse); Hernandez (16,off Romero).  HR–Minnesota Mohr (11,8th inning off Rincon 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Chavez (31,7th inning off Lohse 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Tejada (3,by Romero).  IBB–Romero (4,Tejada).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Paul Nauert, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–2:47.  A–42,841.
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