Minnesota 4, Oakland 2
Saturday, September 18, 2010 1:10 PM
When: 1:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2010
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
52°
Umpires:
Home -
James Hoye, 1B -
Lazaro Diaz, 2B -
Wally Bell, 3B -
John Hirschbeck
Attendance:
40847
Final Scoring Summary
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 Quick Hits
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With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 49-24 record at home this season. The Oakland Athletics have a 29-44 record on the road.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 8 of their last 10 games.
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Oakland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Athletics have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Kevin Slowey pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.18. Matt Capps closed out the game to get the save and has 14 saves for the season. Dallas Braden took the loss for Oakland.
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Danny Valencia had the only homerun for Minnesota. Landon Powell had the only homerun for Oakland.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Oakland
|
5 |
1 |
10 |
.161 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Minnesota
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.258 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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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.
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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.
