MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/31/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1381 - TUESDAY, MAY 31ST , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (32-20) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Oakland Athletics (24-27) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 9 0
Athletics Win 4-3 Walk-Off
The Oakland Athletics had to overcome a fine effort from Minnesota pitcher Jesus Cervantes to grab a narrow 4-3 win at Oakland Coliseum. Cervantes went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Oakland reliever Steve Rickert picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Victor Zayas shouldered the loss. The second-place Athletics have won 4 straight games.

Mike Alderson was the walk-off hero for Oakland. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Athletics right fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Minnesota manager Hunter Bailey. "The effort was great."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Menjivar LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .337 4 24
N. Talbot 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .296 5 30
J. Vasquez CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .275 13 42
S. Su-Tu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .232 10 28
V. Bareno 2B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 3 9
E. Wright RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .316 6 37
   a-C. Kennedy 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 13
L. Bode DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .286 1 4
J. Trevino C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .344 0 16
G. Morante SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .204 1 12
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 14 17      
a - C. Kennedy substituted for E. Wright in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Talbot (14, 1st Inning off V. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Wright 3 (19, 2nd Inning off V. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off V. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Rickert, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Morante (1, 3rd Inning off V. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Bode (1, 4th Inning off V. Gomez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Menjivar , N. Talbot 3 , E. Wright 6 , L. Bode 5 , G. Morante 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Menjivar , S. Su-Tu , V. Bareno , G. Morante
GIDP: J. Trevino
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vasquez-Morante, Su-Tu)
OF assists: 1 (Vasquez(Harman at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Mejia LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .224 8 27
M. Alderson RF 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .262 14 32
J. Paulino 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .253 4 14
J. Corbett DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .241 8 15
J. Espinoza SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .258 0 7
   a-D. Yoder PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .297 7 21
J. Gonzalez CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .277 5 24
J. Harman 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .179 3 8
K. Charleston C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .289 1 4
H. Gomez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 2 12
   b-J. Sutherlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 1 1
Totals 33 4 9 4 4 5 19      
a - D. Yoder pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 9th
b - J. Sutherlin pinch hit for H. Gomez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Harman (2, 2nd Inning off J. Cervantes, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gonzalez (10, 9th Inning off V. Zayas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Yoder (7, 9th Inning off V. Zayas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Mejia , M. Alderson 3 , J. Corbett , J. Espinoza , D. Yoder 4 , J. Gonzalez 2 , J. Harman 2
2-out RBI: M. Alderson , J. Espinoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Espinoza , J. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: J. Corbett
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gomez-Espinoza-Harman)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cervantes 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 75 2.05   
T. Banks H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 5.20   
V. Zayas L (3-5), BS (2) 0.2 4 3 3 2 0 1 22 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cervantes 62
Batters Faced: J. Cervantes 24, T. Banks 6, V. Zayas 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cervantes 5-7, T. Banks 3-2, V. Zayas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cervantes 75-53, T. Banks 21-12, V. Zayas 22-12
Hit Batsmen: J. Cervantes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Gomez 4.2 8 3 3 1 7 2 85 5.48   
J. Vargas 2.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 40 1.72   
S. Rickert W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 31 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Gomez 42
Batters Faced: V. Gomez 22, J. Vargas 9, S. Rickert 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Gomez 5-1, J. Vargas 1-3, S. Rickert 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Gomez 85-55, J. Vargas 40-23, S. Rickert 31-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Cervantes
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 14721
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