Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
June 9, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 2009 at Oakland-Alameda County 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 10, Oakland Athletics 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf 2 0 0 0
  Gomez cf 4 0 1 2
Tolbert 2b,3b 6 1 1 0
Mauer c 4 1 2 0
Morneau 1b 5 2 4 2
Kubel dh 5 1 2 3
Crede 3b 3 1 0 0
  Casilla pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 5 2 1 0
Harris ss 4 1 3 0
Young lf 4 1 2 3
Baker p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 16 10
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 3 0 0 0
  Crosby ss 1 1 1 0
Kennedy 2b 3 1 2 2
Cust rf 3 1 0 0
Holliday lf 3 0 0 0
  Denorfia lf 1 0 0 1
Giambi dh 4 0 0 0
Suzuki c 3 0 0 1
Barton 1b 3 0 0 1
Hannahan 3b 4 1 1 0
Davis cf 3 1 1 0
Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 5 5
Minnesota 010 004 41010161
Oakland 000 000 005550
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Baker  W(4-6) 8.0 4 3 3 1 8
  Crain   0.0 1 2 1 1 0
  Mijares   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Nathan  SV(12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
5
4
4
11
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L(3-6) 5.2 10 5 5 1 5
  Casilla   0.1 2 4 4 2 0
  Springer   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Gonzalez   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
10
10
3
9

  E–Casilla (5).  DP–Minnesota 1. Tolbert-Harris-Morneau.  2B–Minnesota Young (2,off Anderson); Gomez (6,off Anderson); Harris (10,off Springer), Oakland Davis (3,off Baker).  HR–Minnesota Morneau (16,6th inning off Anderson 0 on 0 out); Kubel (8,7th inning off Casilla 2 on 0 out).  SF–Young (2,off Springer).  HBP–Crede (2,by E. Gonzalez); Kennedy (2,by Baker).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  SB–Davis (7,3rd base off Baker/Mauer).  CS–Kennedy (3,2nd base by Baker/Mauer).  U-HP–Marty Foster, 1B–Chad Fairchild, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–3:03.  A–10,127.
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