Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
October 6, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 6, 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 0 0 0
Guzman ss 5 2 3 0
Koskie 3b 4 0 0 0
LeCroy dh 3 1 2 1
  Ortiz ph,dh 2 0 1 1
Hunter cf 5 0 1 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 2 0 2 0
  Mohr rf 0 1 0 0
Pierzynski c 4 1 1 2
Hocking 2b 4 0 2 1
Radke 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 12 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Durham dh 5 1 3 1
Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 0
  Piatt ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers c 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 2 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 0
Justice lf 4 1 1 0
Ellis 2b 4 1 2 3
Long cf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez c 2 0 0 0
  Velarde ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Mulder p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Minnesota 011 000 0035120
Oakland 001 000 0034110
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Radke  W (2-0) 6.2 6 1 1 0 4
  Romero   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hawkins   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Guardado   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
0
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder  L (1-1) 7.0 9 2 2 1 9
  Bradford   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Koch   1.0 3 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
11

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Guzman 2 (2,off Mulder 2); Hunter (4,off Mulder); Hocking (1,off Mulder); Ortiz (2,off Koch), Oakland Justice (1,off Guardado).  HR–Minnesota Pierzynski (1,9th inning off Koch 1 on, 0 out), Oakland Durham (2,3rd inning off Radke 0 on, 2 out); Ellis (1,9th inning off Guardado 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Cuddyer (1,by Mulder).  SB–Guzman (2,2nd base off Koch/Myers); Durham (1,2nd base off Radke/Pierzynski).  WP–Mulder (1).  IBB–Mulder (1,Cuddyer).  U–Joe West, Lazaro Diaz, Gerry Davis, Chuck Meriwether, Derryl Cousins, Alfonso Marquez.  T–3:23.  A–32,146.
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