IMPACT PLAYER

Trevor Plouffe, Twins

The rookie shortstop made up for his critical second-inning throwing error with a two-run single in the third and the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th.

BY THE NUMBERS

.485 Justin Morneau's average (16-for-33) in his past 10 games against the A's. He went 2-for-4.

6 Errors for Oakland's Daric Barton, a high for major league first basemen. He had gone 24 consecutive games without one before his 10th-inning throwing error.

UP NEXT

The Twins complete their short series in Oakland on Thursday with Nick Blackburn on the mound.

TWINS STATISTICS Through Tuesday Note: *-Player on disabled list. Stats include players no longer on the team BATTERSAVGABRH2B3BHRRBI Kubel.3221461647100420 Span.27715919444118 Plouffe.26926872012 Cuddyer.26114212374049 Mauer *.23534281004 Morneau.223130829100110 Valencia.218142113160319 L. Hughes.217693153016 Thome *.214565123027 Nishioka *.20824151002 Repko *.20824550003 Young.192733143007 Casilla.1918911172203 Revere.16724240000 Tolbert.1646710113102 Butera.10874382004 Rivera.06715110000 Totals.225134612330355418109 Stolen bases (18): Casilla 3, Span 3, Cuddyer 2, Revere 2, Valencia 2, L. Hughes, Kubel, Nishioka, Plouffe, Repko, Young. Errors (25): Casilla 5, Cuddyer 3, Valencia 3, Butera 2, Nishioka 2, Tolbert 2, Duensing, L. Hughes, Morneau, Pavano, Perkins, Revere, Tosoni, Young. PITCHERSW-LERAIPHERBBSO Perkins0-10.8720.2152820 Blackburn2-43.7048.253201828 Capps1-23.7219.1148112 Slowey0-03.8614.016617 Baker2-33.9949.248221748 Duensing2-34.6141.048211626 Mijares *0-05.4011.2117117 Pavano2-45.8947.157311418 Liriano3-56.1242.233292830 Burnett0-26.529.213796 Dumatrait0-06.751.10120 Nathan0-17.4313.11311812 Swarzak0-18.445.18511 Totals13-274.96352.1369194153235 Saves (8): Capps 5, Nathan 3. Home attendance (15 dates) YearTotalAvg. 2011579,73738,649 2010579,87438,658