Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics

2008 Season - April 24, 2008

Minnesota Twins
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
MIN (17-6) 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0   7 13 0
OAK (9-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 6 1

W: Justin Verlander (5-0)  |  L: Brad Halsey (0-5

 Oakland Athletics

Minnesota Twins
BATTERS TPA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SF SH HBP IBB AVG
Adam Everett - SS 598 489 118 026 05 02 03 010 06 010 18 00 02 11 00 00 .292
Aaron Rowand - CF 575 572 218 325 06 01 03 29 03 16 03 01 00 00 00 00 .347
Alex Rodriguez - 3B 599 591 126 235 111 03 010 130 05 012 03 03 03 00 00 01 .385
Prince Fielder - DH 594 590 112 227 17 00 04 112 04 112 00 00 00 00 00 00 .300
Eric Byrnes - LF 586 583 119 229 26 05 03 113 03 14 010 02 00 00 00 01 .349
Bobby Abreu - RF 488 477 014 129 06 02 07 128 08 08 08 04 03 00 00 02 .377
Shelley Duncan - 1B 422 422 01 25 00 00 00 11 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 .227
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C 465 459 07 014 02 01 01 08 04 012 00 00 02 00 00 00 .237
Dustin Pedroia - 2B 450 446 17 112 02 00 02 09 02 01 02 00 01 00 01 00 .261
Totals 41 40 7 13 4 0 0 7 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .325

FIELDERS TC PO A E F%
Adam Everett - SS 369 021 347 01 .986
Aaron Rowand - CF 230 227 01 02 .933
Alex Rodriguez - 3B 479 335 143 01 .987
Eric Byrnes - LF 166 166 00 00 1.000
Bobby Abreu - RF 551 549 02 00 1.000
Shelley Duncan - 1B 947 845 12 00 1.000
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C 663 659 04 00 1.000
Dustin Pedroia - 2B 357 133 224 00 1.000
Justin Verlander - P 15 13 02 00 1.000
Rafael Betancourt - P 02 01 00 00 1.000
Totals 34 27 7 0 1.000

PITCHERS IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP IBB TBF PC ERA
Justin Verlander (W, 5-0) 7.035.0 633 016 014 05 02 623 00 00 27141 59 3.60
Rafael Betancourt 2.04.0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 611 12 0.00
Totals 9.0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 33 71 0.00


Oakland Athletics
BATTERS TPA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SF SH HBP IBB AVG
Andre Ethier - LF 499 489 05 118 01 00 01 06 09 123 00 01 01 00 00 00 .202
Ryan Zimmerman - 3B 491 484 017 023 04 00 04 08 06 212 00 01 01 00 00 00 .274
Michael Young - SS 496 491 010 024 05 00 02 05 05 015 02 01 00 00 00 00 .264
Nick Johnson - 1B 491 482 010 124 05 00 00 09 07 113 02 00 00 00 02 00 .293
Craig Monroe - RF 490 484 06 030 07 00 02 017 06 012 02 00 00 00 00 00 .357
Curtis Granderson - CF 484 477 03 011 01 00 00 06 03 118 01 00 02 00 02 00 .143
Russell Martin - C 381 371 06 112 02 00 01 05 010 010 01 02 00 00 00 00 .169
Kevin Youkilis - DH 380 367 07 318 05 00 01 04 013 013 00 00 00 00 00 00 .269
Marco Scutaro - 2B 375 368 07 020 02 01 00 05 07 114 00 00 00 00 00 00 .294
Totals 33 33 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

FIELDERS TC PO A E F%
Andre Ethier - LF 549 447 01 11 .980
Ryan Zimmerman - 3B 397 253 142 02 .979
Michael Young - SS 497 130 365 02 .979
Nick Johnson - 1B 7225 7198 027 00 1.000
Craig Monroe - RF 331 331 00 00 1.000
Curtis Granderson - CF 429 328 11 00 1.000
Russell Martin - C 3144 3139 05 00 1.000
Marco Scutaro - 2B 386 331 055 00 1.000
Brad Halsey - P 210 14 16 00 1.000
Scott Mathieson - P 09 04 04 00 1.000
Totals 34 27 6 1 .971

PITCHERS IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP IBB TBF PC ERA
Brad Halsey (L, 0-5) 6.030.0 1034 721 620 03 011 214 01 00 29131 52 6.00
Scott Mathieson 3.013.2 39 02 02 01 07 19 00 00 1250 21 1.32
Totals 9.0 13 7 6 0 0 3 0 0 41 73 6.00


P L A Y   B Y   P L A Y
Minnesota - Top of 1
Adam Everett flied out.
Aaron Rowand singled.
Alex Rodriguez doubled.
Prince Fielder doubled.
Eric Byrnes flied out.
Bobby Abreu flied out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 8 pitches thrown
Oakland - Bottom of 1
Andre Ethier struck out.
Ryan Zimmerman struck out.
Michael Young flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 2
Shelley Duncan singled.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit into a fielder's choice.
Dustin Pedroia flied out.
Adam Everett hit into a fielder's choice.
0 runs, 1 hits, 7 pitches thrown
Oakland - Bottom of 2
Nick Johnson struck out.
Craig Monroe flied out.
Curtis Granderson struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 9 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 3
Aaron Rowand flied out.
Alex Rodriguez flied out.
Prince Fielder struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 5 pitches thrown
Oakland - Bottom of 3
Russell Martin flied out.
Kevin Youkilis singled.
Marco Scutaro hit into a fielder's choice.
Andre Ethier singled.
Ryan Zimmerman flied out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 4
Eric Byrnes struck out.
Bobby Abreu flied out.
Shelley Duncan flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 8 pitches thrown
Oakland - Bottom of 4
Michael Young flied out.
Nick Johnson singled.
Craig Monroe flied out.
Curtis Granderson flied out.
0 runs, 1 hits, 5 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 5
Jarrod Saltalamacchia grounded out.
Dustin Pedroia singled.
Adam Everett sacrificed.
Aaron Rowand singled.
Alex Rodriguez flied out.
1 runs, 2 hits, 7 pitches thrown
Oakland - Bottom of 5
Russell Martin grounded out.
Kevin Youkilis singled.
Marco Scutaro flied out.
Andre Ethier flied out.
0 runs, 1 hits, 8 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 6
Prince Fielder singled.
Eric Byrnes doubled.
Bobby Abreu grounded out.
Shelley Duncan singled.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia grounded out.
Dustin Pedroia flied out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Oakland - Bottom of 6
Ryan Zimmerman struck out.
Michael Young grounded out.
Nick Johnson flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 7 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 7
Adam Everett did not complete plate appearance.
Aaron Rowand singled.
Alex Rodriguez flied out.
Prince Fielder flied out.
Eric Byrnes doubled.
Bobby Abreu singled.
Shelley Duncan flied out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 16 pitches thrown
Oakland - Bottom of 7
Craig Monroe flied out.
Curtis Granderson flied out.
Russell Martin singled.
Kevin Youkilis singled.
Marco Scutaro struck out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 8
Jarrod Saltalamacchia grounded out.
Dustin Pedroia flied out.
Adam Everett grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 6 pitches thrown
Oakland - Bottom of 8
Andre Ethier flied out.
Ryan Zimmerman flied out.
Michael Young grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 5 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Top of 9
Aaron Rowand struck out.
Alex Rodriguez singled.
Prince Fielder flied out.
Eric Byrnes flied out.
0 runs, 1 hits, 6 pitches thrown
Oakland - Bottom of 9
Nick Johnson grounded out.
Craig Monroe grounded out.
Curtis Granderson grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 7 pitches thrown

Baltimore Orioles 1B Ryan Howard requires surgery for a torn rotator cuff and will need the next 4 months to recuperate.

Giants P Job Lieber will be sidelined for the next week with a strained left ribcage.