MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/05/2046
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 638 - THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (0-4) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Oakland Athletics (4-1) 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 X 8 13 0
Kasahara Shines in 8-3 Oakland Win
The Oakland Athletics grabbed a win, 8-3, over the Minnesota Twins at O.co Coliseum. Oakland designated hitter Sakae Kasahara went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The winning pitcher was Aaron Garard. His record is now 1-0. The right-hander went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits for the Athletics. Minnesota drops to 0-4.

Muneo Kawachi chipped in for Oakland with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

Kawachi attributed the win to "a well-rounded effort by the whole team."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Howard 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .267 0 1
H. Jivotovsky DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 1 3
B. Ayala 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .375 1 3
H. Pot 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .294 1 3
A. Mickelson RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286 0 1
A. Soriano CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .167 0 0
M. Starr LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .267 0 1
J. Molina C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .312 1 2
D. Eberhart SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3 3 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Mickelson (1, 4th Inning off A. Garard, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Ayala (2, 6th Inning off K. Endsley, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Molina (1, 9th Inning off K. Endsley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Ayala 4 , H. Pot , A. Mickelson 2 , A. Soriano , M. Starr 2 , J. Molina 2 , D. Eberhart
2-out RBI: M. Starr , J. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Soriano , D. Eberhart
GIDP: M. Starr
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Pot (1)
CS: M. Starr (1) , D. Eberhart (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Howard-Eberhart-Ayala, Pot-Howard-Ayala)
OF assists: 1 (Soriano(Piat at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Langlois SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .316 0 2
R. Shrewsbury 2B 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .417 2 4
M. Kawachi CF 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 .300 2 5
S. Piat 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .412 1 2
M. Blair C 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .214 1 3
S. Kasahara DH 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .300 1 4
R. Kinkead 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .100 2 6
I. Mäyrä LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .158 0 0
P. Jansen RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .263 0 1
Totals 33 8 13 8 5 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Blair (1, 5th Inning off S. Joseph, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Piat (2, 7th Inning off B. Bright, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Jansen (1, 8th Inning off L. Guerrero, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Kawachi (2, 3rd Inning off S. Joseph, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Kasahara (1, 4th Inning off S. Joseph, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Shrewsbury (2, 5th Inning off S. Joseph, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Shrewsbury 6 , M. Kawachi 5 , S. Piat 3 , M. Blair 2 , S. Kasahara 6 , I. Mäyrä , P. Jansen 2
2-out RBI: M. Kawachi , S. Kasahara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Shrewsbury , R. Kinkead
GIDP: I. Mäyrä , P. Jansen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Shrewsbury (3) , M. Kawachi (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Piat-Shrewsbury-Kinkead)
OF assists: 1 (Jansen(Ayala at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Joseph L (0-1) 4.1 7 6 6 4 3 3 80 12.46   
B. Bright 3.0 5 2 2 1 3 0 51 6.00   
L. Guerrero 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Joseph 24
Batters Faced: S. Joseph 23, B. Bright 12, L. Guerrero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Joseph 5-4, B. Bright 3-0, L. Guerrero 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Joseph 80-47, B. Bright 51-32, L. Guerrero 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bright 2-1 , L. Guerrero 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Garard W (1-0) 5.0 6 2 2 2 4 0 84 3.60   
K. Endsley 3.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 42 2.45   
E. Everett 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Garard 49
Batters Faced: A. Garard 20, K. Endsley 15, E. Everett 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Garard 4-4, K. Endsley 5-3, E. Everett 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Garard 84-47, K. Endsley 42-29, E. Everett 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Everett 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sakae Kasahara
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 44991
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