Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
July 21, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 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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Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gomez cf 3 0 0 0
  Span ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Mauer c 5 1 2 0
Morneau 1b 4 0 1 0
Cuddyer rf 5 0 1 1
Kubel dh 4 0 0 0
Crede 3b 5 1 2 0
Young lf 4 1 1 1
Punto ss,2b 3 0 0 1
Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0
  Harris ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Swarzak p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 7 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kennedy 3b 3 0 0 1
Cabrera ss 4 0 1 1
Hairston cf 4 0 0 0
Holliday lf 4 0 0 0
Cust dh 3 0 0 0
Suzuki c 4 0 1 0
Barton 1b 3 1 0 0
Sweeney rf 4 1 2 0
Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0
Braden p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Minnesota 000 200 000 1371
Oakland 002 000 000 0240
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Swarzak   7.0 4 2 2 3 4
  Guerrier  W(5-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Nathan  SV(26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
4
2
2
3
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Braden   7.0 5 2 2 4 3
  Wuertz   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Bailey  L(4-3) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
5
6

  E–Crede (3).  DP–Minnesota 3. Crede-Casilla-Morneau, Crede-Casilla-Morneau, Mauer-Casilla-Morneau.  2B–Minnesota Crede 2 (13,off Braden 2).  3B–Minnesota Young (1,off Braden); Cuddyer (6,off Bailey).  SF–Punto (5,off Braden).  IBB–Kubel (8,by Bailey).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  CS–Sweeney (4,2nd base by Swarzak/Mauer).  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Mike Muchlinski.  T–2:48.  A–12,027.
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