Minnesota 4, Oakland 2
Saturday, September 18, 2010 1:10 PM
Location -
Target Field
Temperature -
52°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
James Hoye,
First Base -
Lazaro Diaz,
Second Base -
Wally Bell,
Third Base -
John Hirschbeck,
Attendance -
40847
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Oakland
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2
|
5 |
1 |
|
Minnesota
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
4
|
8 |
1 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Oakland
|
73-74 |
44-30 |
29-44 |
L1 |
| Minnesota
|
89-59 |
49-24 |
40-35 |
W1 |
Recap
Danny Valencia's three-run homer broke a tie in the sixth inning in leading the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon.
The win reduced Minnesota's magic number to clinch its second straight American League Central title to six.
Starting pitchers Kevin Slowey and Dallas Braden were locked in a 1-1 tie when Joe Mauer led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk and Michael Cuddyer followed with a single. After Delmon Young flied out, Valencia homered to left on a 3-1 pitch.
Slowey (13-6) allowed two runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings, including Landon Powell's solo homer in the second. He struck out eight and walked one.
Braden (9-13) gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings. He struck out two and walked one.
Matt Capps pitched a perfect ninth for his 14th save in 16 chances for the Twins and 40th overall for the season.
Akinori Iwamura had an RBI double in the seventh for Oakland.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Oakland
|
5 |
1 |
10 |
.161 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Minnesota
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.258 |
22 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Minnesota
will play their next game at home against Oakland.
The
Twins
have a W/L % of
.596
after a win and
.632
after a loss.
-
Oakland will play their next game on the road against Minnesota.
The
Athletics
have a W/L % of
.479
after a win and
.514
after a loss.