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Tigers Game Summary
The Minnesota Twins couldn't pull it off against the Oakland Athletics, 3 to 2, on August 18, 2008.
Game Info
August 18, 2008
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ellis 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
E. Patterson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
B. Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
F. Thomas DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
J. Cust RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 |
R. Davis CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
K. Suzuki C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
C. Gonzalez CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
D. Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Span CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
N. Punto 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .750 | 1.250 |
J. Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Kubel RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
D. Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Buscher 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
R. Ruiz DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
M. Lamb PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
C. Gomez PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
A. Everett SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Harris SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Batting
2B: J. Cust
HR: M. Ellis
RBI: M. Ellis, K. Suzuki 2
Baserunning
SB: R. Davis
Batting
2B: R. Ruiz
3B: J. Mauer
RBI: J. Mauer
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Duchscherer | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Saarloos (W) | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Embree | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
H. Street | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
B. Ziegler (S) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Blackburn (L) | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.38 |
J. Crain | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
C. Breslow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ellis 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
E. Patterson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
B. Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
F. Thomas DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
J. Cust RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 |
R. Davis CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
K. Suzuki C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
C. Gonzalez CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
D. Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Batting
2B: J. Cust
HR: M. Ellis
RBI: M. Ellis, K. Suzuki 2
Baserunning
SB: R. Davis
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Duchscherer | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Saarloos (W) | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Embree | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
H. Street | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
B. Ziegler (S) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Span CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
N. Punto 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .750 | 1.250 |
J. Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Kubel RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
D. Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Buscher 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
R. Ruiz DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
M. Lamb PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
C. Gomez PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
A. Everett SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Harris SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Batting
2B: R. Ruiz
3B: J. Mauer
RBI: J. Mauer
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Blackburn (L) | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.38 |
J. Crain | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
C. Breslow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
