MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/02/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 427 - THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Oakland Athletics (4-4) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Minnesota Twins (4-4) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0
Twins Top Athletics, 2-1
In a low-scoring game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, pitcher Chris Stratton was masterful on the mound. The Minnesota right-hander spearheaded his team's 2-1 win. The win puts Minnesota at 4-4.

Minnesota won the game in the bottom of the 14th inning. With two outs and Michael Feliz on the mound for Oakland, first baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit a dramatic solo home run, bringing Twins fans to their feet.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Oakland manager Scot Hughes.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Holt 2B 5 1 1 0 2 2 2 .265 0 1
J. Votto 1B 5 0 1 0 2 2 4 .087 0 0
L. Voit DH 5 0 2 1 2 2 3 .364 1 3
N. Castellanos RF 6 0 0 0 1 3 7 .310 3 9
M. Tauchman LF 7 0 1 0 0 1 3 .303 0 5
R. Laureano CF 4 0 0 0 2 3 2 .179 1 2
Y. Diaz 3B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .226 0 6
K. Suzuki C 5 0 2 0 1 1 2 .333 1 1
F. Galvis SS 6 0 0 0 0 3 5 .235 0 6
Totals 47 1 8 1 11 19 30      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Voit (3, 3rd Inning off C. Stratton, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Suzuki (1, 11th Inning off A. Vasquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz , L. Voit 3 , M. Tauchman , B. Holt , J. Votto , K. Suzuki 3
2-out RBI: L. Voit
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Diaz , L. Voit , M. Tauchman 2 , N. Castellanos , B. Holt , F. Galvis
GIDP: N. Castellanos , K. Suzuki
Sac Bunt: Y. Diaz
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Errors: K. Suzuki (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Galvis-Holt-Votto, Laureano-Suzuki, Galvis-Holt-Votto)
OF assists: 2 (Laureano (Santana at 3rd base), Laureano (Merrifield at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 .229 0 0
N. Fontana 2B 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
M. Rojas 3B 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 0 0
C. Correa SS 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .242 1 1
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 .267 1 4
J. Bruce DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .156 2 5
D. Santana LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .227 0 0
T. Hernandez CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .258 2 5
R. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 5 8
   a-D. Dietrich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
   b-A. Garcia C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 47 2 10 1 3 11 17      
a - D. Dietrich pinch hit for R. Perez in the 10th
b - A. Garcia substituted for D. Dietrich in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Fontana 3 (3, 1st Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Evans, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Santana 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Bummer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Encarnacion (1, 14th Inning off M. Feliz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hernandez , N. Fontana 6 , W. Merrifield 2 , E. Encarnacion 4 , D. Santana 4 , M. Rojas
2-out RBI: E. Encarnacion
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Correa 2 , D. Santana , R. Perez
GIDP: N. Fontana , R. Perez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Rojas (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Encarnacion-Correa-Stratton, Correa-Fontana-Encarnacion)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kuhl 6.1 5 1 0 2 0 0 85 54 2.92   
A. Bummer 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 10.13   
D. Evans 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.00   
D. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 0.00   
M. Barnes 3.0 0 0 0 1 6 0 43 26 0.00   
M. Feliz L (0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 22 14 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kuhl 59
Batters Faced: C. Kuhl 24, A. Bummer 3, D. Evans 4, D. Williams 3, M. Barnes 10, M. Feliz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kuhl 11-5, A. Bummer 1-0, D. Evans 0-2, D. Williams 1-0, M. Barnes 0-3, M. Feliz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kuhl 85-54, A. Bummer 11-8, D. Evans 7-7, D. Williams 12-9, M. Barnes 43-26, M. Feliz 22-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Stratton 5.0 4 1 1 2 5 0 95 54 8.22   
N. Anderson 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 24 14 0.00   
C. Poche 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 12 0.00   
V. Arano 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 16 0.00   
T. Kahnle 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 11 4.50   
A. Vasquez 1.1 1 0 0 3 3 0 38 23 1.59   
T. Scott 1.2 0 0 0 3 3 0 30 15 0.00   
J. Kelly W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 7 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stratton 58
Batters Faced: C. Stratton 20, N. Anderson 5, C. Poche 5, V. Arano 6, T. Kahnle 4, A. Vasquez 8, T. Scott 8, J. Kelly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stratton 5-4, N. Anderson 0-0, C. Poche 1-0, V. Arano 4-0, T. Kahnle 1-1, A. Vasquez 1-0, T. Scott 1-1, J. Kelly 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stratton 95-54, N. Anderson 24-14, C. Poche 23-12, V. Arano 25-16, T. Kahnle 19-11, A. Vasquez 38-23, T. Scott 30-15, J. Kelly 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Scott 2-0 , J. Kelly 1-0
WP: C. Stratton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Stratton
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (42 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:10 PM ET
Time: 5:11
Attendance: 39613
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