Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
September 11, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 2006 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 1 1 0
Swisher lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Bradley rf 3 1 0 1
Thomas dh 5 1 2 1
Chavez 3b 3 0 1 1
Payton cf 4 0 2 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 1
  Bocachica pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Scutaro ss 4 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 3 1 1 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Halsey p 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Punto 3b 5 1 2 2
Mauer c 3 2 1 0
Cuddyer rf 5 1 2 4
Morneau 1b 4 1 2 0
Hunter cf 5 1 2 2
White lf 3 0 2 0
  Ford lf 2 0 1 0
Tyner dh 3 1 0 0
Bartlett ss 4 2 2 0
Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 8
Oakland 000 100 021473
Minnesota 000 303 03x9141
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  L (15-11) 5.1 9 6 5 3 1
  Halsey   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Sauerbeck   0.1 0 2 0 0 0
  Witasick   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
6
4
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Silva  W (9-13) 7.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Reyes   0.1 1 2 1 1 1
  Crain   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Nathan  SV (31) 1.1 0 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
6
4

  E–Chavez (5), Payton (7), Johnson (4), Morneau (8).  DP–Oakland 1. Scutaro-Ellis-Johnson.  2B–Oakland Payton (26,off Silva); Chavez (23,off Silva), Minnesota Cuddyer (37,off Witasick).  HR–Oakland Thomas (36,4th inning off Silva 0 on 1 out), Minnesota Cuddyer (22,4th inning off Blanton 1 on 0 out); Hunter (24,6th inning off Blanton 0 on 0 out).  SF–Chavez (6,off Crain); Bradley (1,off Nathan).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Mauer (1,by Sauerbeck).  IBB–Morneau (8,by Witasick).  Team–10.  SB–Castillo (21,2nd base off Blanton/Kendall); Hunter (9,2nd base off Blanton/Kendall); Punto (15,2nd base off Halsey/Kendall); Castillo (21,2nd base off Blanton/Kendall); Hunter (9,2nd base off Blanton/Kendall); Punto (15,2nd base off Halsey/Kendall).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Alfonso Marquez, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:05.  A–15,728.
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