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Tigers Game Summary
The Minnesota Twins emerged victorious over the Oakland Athletics, 3 to 1, on August 20, 2008.
Game Info
August 20, 2008
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
K. Suzuki C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Brown LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
F. Thomas DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Cust RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Davis CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Gonzalez PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
C. Pennington 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Span RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
N. Punto 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
M. Redmond C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
J. Morneau 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
D. Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Ruiz DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
B. Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Harris SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Gomez CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Batting
2B: M. Ellis
RBI: J. Cust
Baserunning
SB: R. Davis, C. Pennington
Batting
RBI: J. Morneau, M. Redmond 2
Baserunning
SB: N. Punto
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Braden (L) | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.76 |
H. Street | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Liriano (W) | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
B. Bonser | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Reyes | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
J. Crain | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Nathan (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
K. Suzuki C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Brown LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
F. Thomas DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Cust RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Davis CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Gonzalez PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
C. Pennington 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Batting
2B: M. Ellis
RBI: J. Cust
Baserunning
SB: R. Davis, C. Pennington
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Braden (L) | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.76 |
H. Street | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Span RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
N. Punto 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
M. Redmond C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
J. Morneau 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
D. Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Ruiz DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
B. Buscher 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Harris SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Gomez CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Batting
RBI: J. Morneau, M. Redmond 2
Baserunning
SB: N. Punto
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Liriano (W) | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
B. Bonser | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Reyes | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
J. Crain | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Nathan (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
