Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
May 21, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 2003 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 4, Oakland Athletics 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 5 0 1 0
Guzman ss 5 1 1 0
Koskie 3b 4 0 1 0
LeCroy 1b 3 1 2 1
  Rivas pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Hunter cf 4 1 1 2
Kielty dh 1 0 0 0
Mohr rf 4 0 3 1
Prince c 3 0 0 0
Hocking 2b,1b 4 0 0 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Byrnes cf 4 1 2 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 1 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 2 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 1
Durazo dh 4 0 1 1
Hernandez c 4 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 3 1 1 0
Long rf 4 0 1 0
Piatt lf 4 0 1 0
  Singleton pr 0 0 0 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 2
Minnesota 000 200 020490
Oakland 101 100 0003101
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers   6.0 9 3 3 2 3
  Hawkins  W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Romero   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Guardado  SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito   7.0 5 2 2 3 1
  Rincon   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Bradford  L (2-3) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
3

  E–Piatt (1).  DP–Minnesota 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota Koskie (8,off Zito).  HR–Minnesota Hunter (7,4th inning off Zito 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Prince (1,off Zito).  HBP–Koskie (1,by Bradford).  IBB–Kielty (2,by Bradford).  SB–Koskie (4,3rd base off Zito/Hernandez).  WP–Rogers (2).  HBP–Bradford (4,Koskie).  IBB–Bradford (4,Kielty).  U-HP–Ron Kulpa, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–2:55.  A–27,189.
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