minnesota twins at oakland athletics

may 11, 2006

top of the first

edwin jackson takes the mound for the athletics.
luis castillo singled to right field. <--1>
nomar garciaparra grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
vladimir guerrero walked. <--1>
j.d. drew grounded to first. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

matt guerrier takes the mound for the twins.
mark ellis tripled over the first baseman. <3-->
milton bradley singled to left, scoring a run. <--1>
milton bradley stole second. <-2->
eric chavez flied out to center. <-2->
milton bradley tagged up and reached third. <3-->
brian stavisky flied out to right. <3-->
bobby crosby singled up the middle, scoring a run. <--1>
john suomi popped up behind home plate. <--1>
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, oakland leads 2 to 0.

top of the second

torii hunter lined out to left field. <--->
jose cruz flied out to center. <--->
justin morneau doubled down the first base line. <-2->
carlos guillen struck out. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the second, minnesota trails 2 to 0.

bottom of the second

victor moreno came in to pitch for the twins. <--->
nick swisher grounded to short. <--->
dan johnson flied out to left. <--->
kelly shoppach walked. <--1>
mark ellis singled back through the middle. <-21>
milton bradley singled to center, scoring a run. <-21>
eric chavez walked. <321>
brian stavisky lined out to short. <321>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
at the end of the second, oakland leads 3 to 0.

top of the third

yadier molina struck out. <--->
luis castillo walked. <--1>
nomar garciaparra grounded to second for a double play (4-6-1). <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the third, minnesota trails 3 to 0.

bottom of the third

bobby crosby popped up to the shortstop. <--->
john suomi singled to left-center. <--1>
nick swisher popped up to second. <--1>
dan johnson flied out to right. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, oakland leads 3 to 0.

top of the fourth

vladimir guerrero lined out to right. <--->
j.d. drew flied out to right. <--->
torii hunter flied out to right field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, minnesota trails 3 to 0.

bottom of the fourth

kelly shoppach popped up to short. <--->
mark ellis flied out to center. <--->
milton bradley flied out to left field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, oakland leads 3 to 0.

top of the fifth

jose cruz struck out. <--->
justin morneau was hit by a pitch. <--1>
carlos guillen flied out to left field. <--1>
yadier molina struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, minnesota trails 3 to 0.

bottom of the fifth

eric chavez grounded to short. <--->
brian stavisky doubled down the right field line. <-2->
brian stavisky went for an extra base and was thrown out at third. <--->
bobby crosby struck out. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, oakland leads 3 to 0.

top of the sixth

luis castillo singled to right-center. <--1>
nomar garciaparra singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
vladimir guerrero popped up to second. <3-1>
j.d. drew grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <3-->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, minnesota trails 3 to 0.

bottom of the sixth

john suomi struck out. <--->
nick swisher lined out to center. <--->
dan johnson grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, oakland leads 3 to 0.

top of the seventh

torii hunter flied out to center. <--->
jose cruz singled up the middle. <--1>
justin morneau struck out. <--1>
carlos guillen hit an infield single to the third baseman. <-21>
yadier molina lined out to center. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, minnesota trails 3 to 0.

bottom of the seventh

kelly shoppach struck out. <--->
mark ellis flied out to left. <--->
milton bradley lined out to center field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, oakland leads 3 to 0.

top of the eighth

luis castillo singled to center. <--1>
nomar garciaparra flied out to center. <--1>
vladimir guerrero hit an infield single to third. <-21>
j.d. drew grounded to second. <3-1>
torii hunter struck out. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, minnesota trails 3 to 0.

bottom of the eighth

juan rincon came in to pitch for the twins. <--->
eric chavez singled down the third base line. <--1>
brian stavisky walked. <-21>
bobby crosby grounded to first base. <-21>
john suomi flied out to center field. <-21>
nick swisher struck out. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, oakland leads 3 to 0.

top of the ninth

huston street came in to pitch for the athletics. <--->
jose cruz struck out. <--->
justin morneau singled to left. <--1>
carlos guillen walked. <-21>
yadier molina singled up the middle. <321>
justin morneau went for an extra base and was thrown out at home. <-21>
luis castillo walked. <321>
mike cuddyer pinch hit for nomar garciaparra. <321>
mike cuddyer struck out. <321>

athletics win: 3-0