Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
September 20, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 2005 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 8

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tyner lf 4 0 1 0
Abernathy dh 4 0 0 0
Mauer c 3 1 1 0
Jones rf 4 2 2 2
Ford cf 3 0 0 0
Morneau 1b 4 0 1 1
Cuddyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Castro ss 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 2b 3 0 0 0
Liriano p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Bowyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 4 2 2 2
Kendall c 4 2 3 3
Kotsay cf 5 0 3 2
Chavez 3b 5 0 1 0
Payton lf 3 1 1 0
Hatteberg dh 3 1 0 0
Bocachica rf 2 1 1 0
  Johnson ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Swisher 1b,rf 4 1 1 1
Scutaro ss 4 0 0 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Minnesota 000 102 000362
Oakland 101 402 00x8121
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano  L (0-1) 3.2 6 6 6 3 6
  Guerrier   2.1 5 2 1 0 1
  Bowyer   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
4
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (11-11) 6.0 5 3 3 3 2
  Calero   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Witasick   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
5

  E–Ford 2 (5), Scutaro (9).  DP–Oakland 1. Scutaro-Ellis-Johnson.  2B–Minnesota Jones (21,off Blanton); Morneau (20,off Blanton); Mauer (26,off Witasick), Oakland Kendall (25,off Liriano); Kotsay (31,off Liriano).  HR–Minnesota Jones (22,6th inning off Blanton 1 on 0 out), Oakland Swisher (20,6th inning off Guerrier 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  CS–Ellis (3,2nd base by Liriano/Mauer).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–2:37.  A–18,014.
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