Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
August 4, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 2005 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 2 1 0
Swisher rf 5 0 2 1
Crosby ss 4 0 2 1
Chavez 3b 5 1 2 2
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 1
Kielty lf 3 0 0 0
Hatteberg dh 4 0 2 0
Payton cf 4 0 1 0
Scutaro 2b 4 1 1 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 0 0
Castro 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Ford cf 4 0 0 0
LeCroy dh 3 1 2 1
  Punto pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Jones rf 3 1 0 0
Morneau 1b 3 0 2 1
Cuddyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Redmond c 3 0 0 0
Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0
  Ryan ph 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez 2b 0 0 0 0
Lohse p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Oakland 000 100 1125120
Minnesota 000 010 100240
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  W (11-8) 8.0 4 2 2 2 8
  Street  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
11
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse   7.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Crain  L (9-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Romero   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Rincon   1.1 3 2 2 0 2
  Mulholland   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1. Crosby-Scutaro-Johnson, Minnesota 2. Castro-Bartlett-Morneau, Cuddyer-Castro-Morneau.  2B–Oakland Swisher (21,off Rincon), Minnesota Morneau (15,off Zito).  HR–Oakland Chavez (18,4th inning off Lohse 0 on 2 out); Johnson (8,7th inning off Lohse 0 on 0 out), Minnesota LeCroy (10,5th inning off Zito 0 on 0 out).  SF–Crosby (1,off Rincon).  HBP–Kendall (11,by Crain).  IBB–Johnson (1,by Romero).  Team LOB–8.  Team–3.  SB–Chavez (3,2nd base off Romero/Redmond).  U-HP–Jim Reynolds, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Lance Barksdale.  T–2:33.  A–25,154.
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