MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/23/2044
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 867 - SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (10-11) 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 6 8 0
Minnesota Twins (8-12) 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 X 8 9 0
Twins Turn Away Athletics, 8-6
The Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics by the score of 8-6, with the largest share of the credit going to center fielder Väinö Tapaninen. Tapaninen went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Twins. Oakland falls to 10-11.

With Minnesota leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Tapaninen hit a fastball from Mitsuo Kuriyama for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 6-1.

"The fans pay the tickets and help us do what we do, so we like to put on a show for them," Tapaninen told the Minnesota Herald.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kawachi CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .284 0 2
S. Piat 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .191 2 11
N. Dean SS 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .392 9 19
S. Kasahara 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .351 7 17
B. Morales LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .224 3 7
G. Leary DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190 3 9
R. Handy C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .226 3 6
D. Murillo RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .259 2 5
J. McQuarter 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 2 9
   a-T. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 31 6 8 5 6 3 11      
a - T. King pinch hit for J. McQuarter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kawachi (6, 1st Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Piat (3, 6th Inning off T. Feind, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Dean (2, 6th Inning off T. Feind, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Murillo (4, 7th Inning off T. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Morales (3, 8th Inning off F. Trainor, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Kawachi 2 , S. Piat 2 , N. Dean 2 , B. Morales 6 , R. Handy , D. Murillo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Dean
GIDP: S. Piat , S. Kasahara , G. Leary , D. Murillo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Kawachi (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Muranaka 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265 1 5
J. Kunkler RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .261 1 1
J. McClernon 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .297 3 10
J. Chavez DH 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .256 1 6
   a-A. Trotman DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 10
K. Bellman 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .375 2 7
B. Hyman C 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .250 2 5
S. Noguchi LF 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 .333 2 6
V. Tapaninen CF 3 1 1 4 1 1 0 .234 2 7
J. Zoglmann SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .276 1 3
Totals 30 8 9 7 6 10 12      
a - A. Trotman substituted for J. Chavez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Chavez (4, 5th Inning off J. Tanner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Noguchi (2, 3rd Inning off M. Kuriyama, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Tapaninen (2, 4th Inning off M. Kuriyama, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Muranaka , J. Chavez 3 , K. Bellman , B. Hyman , S. Noguchi 4 , V. Tapaninen 4 , J. Zoglmann 2
2-out RBI: J. Chavez , V. Tapaninen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kunkler , B. Hyman
Sac Bunt: S. Noguchi
Hit by Pitch: J. Chavez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hyman (2) , V. Tapaninen (4) , J. Zoglmann (2)
CS: Y. Muranaka (2) , S. Noguchi (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Bellman-Zoglmann-McClernon, Bellman-Zoglmann-McClernon, Zuniga-Zoglmann-McClernon, Bellman-Zoglmann-McClernon)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kuriyama L (2-3) 3.2 5 6 6 2 4 2 66 7.24   
J. Tanner 2.1 2 1 1 3 1 0 47 3.21   
J. Owens 2.0 2 1 1 1 5 0 52 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kuriyama 27
Batters Faced: M. Kuriyama 17, J. Tanner 11, J. Owens 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kuriyama 2-4, J. Tanner 2-3, J. Owens 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kuriyama 66-44, J. Tanner 47-28, J. Owens 52-32
WP: M. Kuriyama
Hit Batsmen: J. Owens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 8.68   
O. Zuniga W (1-0) 3.2 2 1 1 3 0 0 51 0.67   
T. Feind 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 21 23.62   
T. Vargas H (2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 18 5.40   
F. Trainor H (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 4.15   
M. Arce SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 41
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 5, O. Zuniga 14, T. Feind 6, T. Vargas 5, F. Trainor 4, M. Arce 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 3-0, O. Zuniga 8-1, T. Feind 0-1, T. Vargas 1-0, F. Trainor 1-2, M. Arce 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 14-9, O. Zuniga 51-27, T. Feind 21-12, T. Vargas 18-7, F. Trainor 11-8, M. Arce 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Feind 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Väinö Tapaninen
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (45 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 40160
Special Notes: SP Jesus Fernandez was injured while pitching. 1B Jesus Chavez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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