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BOXSCORE: Athletics 18, Twins 3

September 12, 2013 at 5:11AM

SCORECARD

SECOND INNING

Oakland: With Twins starter Mike Pelfrey pitching, Brandon Moss hit a ground-rule double to left-center. Yoenis Cespedes doubled to right, scoring Moss. Athletics 1, Twins 0

THIRD INNING

Oakland: Coco Crisp homered to right. Josh Donaldson was hit by a pitch. Jed Lowrie grounded out to second, moving Donaldson to second. Moss singled to center, scoring Donaldson.

Twins: With Athletics starter Sonny Gray pitching, Chris Herrmann singled to left. Pedro Florimon struck out. Alex Presley flied out to center. Eduardo Escobar walked, moving Herrmann to second. Brian Dozier singled to left, scoring Herrmann. Athletics 3, Twins 1

FOURTH INNING

Oakland: Daric Barton singled to center. Seth Smith doubled to right, moving Barton to third. Stephen Vogt singled to right, scoring Barton and moving Smith to third. Eric Sogard singled to center, scoring Smith and moving Vogt to second. Josh Roenicke relieved Pelfrey. Crisp singled to left, moving Vogt to third and Sogard to second. Donaldson singled to left, scoring Vogt and moving Sogard to third and Crisp to second. Lowrie doubled to right, scoring Sogard and Crisp and moving Donaldson to third. Moss struck out. Cespedes doubled to right, scoring Donaldson and Lowrie. Ryan Pressly relieved Roenicke. Barton singled to center, scoring Cespedes. Smith reached first on a fielder's choice, Barton out at second. Vogt homered to right, scoring Smith. Athletics 13, Twins 1

FIFTH INNING

Oakland: With Twins reliever Cole De Vries pitching, Donaldson singled to left. Andy Parrino ran for Donaldson. Lowrie homered to right, scoring Parrino. Moss walked. Josh Reddick doubled to right, moving Moss to third. Barton hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Moss.

Twins: Florimon walked. Presley doubled to right, scoring Florimon. Athletics 16, Twins 2

SIXTH INNING

Twins: With Athletics reliever Tommy Milone pitching, Eric Fryer homered to left-center.

Athletics 16, Twins 3

NINTH INNING

Oakland: With Twins reliever Michael Tonkin pitching, Jemile Weeks reached first on a throwing error by shortstop Florimon. Moss doubled to center, scoring Weeks. Reddick walked. Nate Freiman grounded into a double play, moving Moss to third. Smith singled to the pitcher, scoring Moss. Athletics 18, Twins 3

OaklandABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Crisp cf422100.259

Choice cf201001.222

Donaldson 3b322100.299

Parrino pr-3b210001.111

Lowrie ss422400.287

Weeks 2b210000.000

Moss rf-lf533211.255

Cespedes lf312300.241

Reddick rf201010.215

Barton 1b413200.283

Freiman 1b100000.282

Smith dh422120.244

Vogt c623302.273

Sogard 2b-ss511101.267

Totals4718221846

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Presley cf301101.349

Thomas cf100000.222

Escobar 3b300012.209

Dozier 2b201100.244

Bernier ph-2b100010.240

Arcia rf300001.252

Colabello 1b100000.200

Plouffe dh400003.245

Willingham lf101010.210

Fryer c211100.500

Parmelee 1b-rf400001.220

Herrmann c-lf411000.215

Florimon ss210022.227

Totals31353510

Oakland012 (10)30 002—18220

Twins001 011 000—351

E—Florimon (16). LOB—Oakland 8, Twins 6. 2B—Choice (1), Lowrie (43), Moss 2 (17), Cespedes 2 (21), Reddick (16), Smith (24), Presley (3). HR—Crisp (19), off Pelfrey; Vogt (4), off Pressly; Lowrie (12), off De Vries; Fryer (1), off Milone. RBI—Crisp (55), Donaldson (83), Lowrie 4 (66), Moss 2 (75), Cespedes 3 (69), Barton 2 (12), Smith (38), Vogt 3 (14), Sogard (32), Presley (6), Dozier (61), Fryer (1). CS—Moss (2). SF—Barton. DP—Oakland 1; Twins 1.

OAKLANDIPHRERBBSONPERA

Gray W, 3-3542237912.63

Milone111102194.31

Figueroa100010170.00

Neshek100010133.49

Scribner100001124.37

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

Pelfrey L, 5-12387712785.31

Roenicke⅓44401183.90

Pressly⅔22200163.66

De Vries363320629.00

Martis100002130.00

Tonkin122011270.00

Inherited runners-scored—Roenicke 2-2, Pressly 1-1. HBP—by Pelfrey (Donaldson). Umpires—Home, Dale Scott; First, Bill Miller; Second, Todd Tichenor; Third, CB Bucknor. T—3:42. A—24,522 (39,021).