Minnesota Twins @ Oakland Athletics

76-74, 36-40 Away

Final

84-67, 43-30 Home


MIN
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	6	2
1	0	1	4	0	2	0	0	-	8	12	1

J. Blanton11-11

6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

F. Liriano0-1

3.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Single
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- J Tyner grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Rodriguez safe at second on error by shortstop M Scutaro.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- M Ellis caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  0
  1
- M Kotsay doubled to deep right center, J Kendall scored, M Kotsay to third on throwing error by center fielder L Ford.
  0
  2
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- F. Liriano pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- D Johnson hit for H Bocachica.
  1
  6
- D Johnson at first base.
  1
  6
- N Swisher in right field.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- J Kendall safe at second on error by center fielder L Ford.
  3
  7
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
TwinsTop 7th
- K. Calero pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- T. Bowyer pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. Witasick pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- J Mauer to third on wild pitch by J Witasick.
  3
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- T. Bowyer pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Witasick pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
6
Athletics
7

Game 1

20/9

Twins
3
Athletics
8

Game 2

21/9

Twins
10
Athletics
4

Game 3

22/9

Oakland Coliseum

7:35 AM, 21 September 2005

Oakland, California

Attendance: 18,014

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Second Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	24	21	.533	-	W3
Chicago	21	21	.500	1.5	W4
Minnesota	19	24	.442	4	L1
Detroit	19	24	.442	4	L2
Kansas City	19	24	.442	4	L3

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Minnesota Twins @ Oakland Athletics

J. Blanton11-11

F. Liriano0-1

Game Information

2026 American League Central Standings

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Single