Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
August 30, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 2008 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 2, Oakland Athletics 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span rf 3 1 1 2
Punto ss 4 0 1 0
Mauer c 4 0 1 0
Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0
Kubel dh 2 0 1 0
Young lf 4 0 3 0
Harris 3b 4 0 0 0
Casilla 2b 4 1 0 0
Gomez cf 2 0 0 0
Liriano p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Suzuki c 4 0 1 0
Crosby ss 4 1 2 0
Brown lf 3 1 0 0
Sweeney rf 4 0 0 0
Cust dh 3 1 1 1
Barton 1b 3 0 1 0
Pennington 3b 2 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
  Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0
Patterson 2b 3 0 1 0
Braden p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 1
Minnesota 000 020 000271
Oakland 000 010 002361
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano   7.0 5 1 1 0 6
  Guerrier   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Nathan  L(0-1) 0.0 1 2 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
1
2
0
0
0
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Braden   6.0 7 2 1 2 2
  Embree   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Street  W(5-5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
3

  E–Nathan (1), Pennington (2).  DP–Oakland 1. Pennington-Barton.  2B–Oakland Crosby (36,off Liriano).  HR–Minnesota Span (4,5th inning off Braden 1 on 1 out), Oakland Cust (25,5th inning off Liriano 0 on 0 out).  SH–Gomez (3,off Braden).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–E. Brown (5,by Nathan).  Team–5.  CS–Span (5,2nd base by Embree/Suzuki).  SB–Patterson (7,2nd base off Liriano/Mauer).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:27.  A–25,238.
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