Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
June 2, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 2006 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 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Punto ss 3 0 1 0
Castillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Mauer c 4 0 0 0
Hunter cf 3 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 3 1 1 0
Morneau 1b 4 1 1 2
Tiffee dh 2 0 0 0
Batista 3b 3 0 0 0
Kubel lf 3 0 1 0
  Ford pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0
Swisher 1b 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0
Thomas dh 3 1 1 1
Crosby ss 3 0 0 0
Payton lf 3 0 0 0
Kielty rf 3 0 1 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Scutaro 2b 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Keisler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Minnesota 000 000 020250
Oakland 010 000 000120
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W (5-4) 8.0 2 1 1 0 9
  Nathan  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Saarloos  L (2-4) 8.0 5 2 2 3 0
  Gaudin   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Keisler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
0

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 3. Crosby-Scutaro-Swisher, Chavez-Scutaro-Swisher, Crosby-Scutaro-Swisher, Oakland 3. Crosby-Scutaro-Swisher, Chavez-Scutaro-Swisher, Crosby-Scutaro-Swisher.  2B–Minnesota Kubel (1,off Saarloos).  HR–Minnesota Morneau (11,8th inning off Saarloos 1 on 0 out), Oakland Thomas (13,2nd inning off Santana 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–1.  CS–Punto (1,2nd base by Saarloos/Kendall).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Travis Reininger, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:03.  A–16,138.
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