MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/21/1999
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 11969 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1999 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (82-69) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 12 2
Oakland Athletics (67-85) 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 X 6 9 0
Athletics Bang Out 6-3 Win Versus Minnesota
Oakland beat Minnesota on the strength of starting pitcher Kris Benson's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-3. Benson got the win, improving to 12-14. He gave up 8 hits and walked 2 over 7 innings. He allowed 2 runs. The last-place Athletics bumped their record to 67-85.

The Athletics got a big at-bat from third baseman Pedro Feliz. For the game, Feliz went 2-4 with 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 32nd double of the season gave Oakland a 3-2 lead.

Oakland manager Bill Thompson called it "a darn good win."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Mueller 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .305 17 74
M. Young SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .291 13 81
J. Olerud 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .347 23 107
J. Damon LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .349 21 108
A. Pierzynski C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .298 16 93
K. Puckett CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .309 16 88
R. Fick DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .283 20 102
M. Cuddyer RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .190 4 23
J. Hansen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 5 12
Totals 37 3 12 2 2 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Puckett (34, 4th Inning off K. Benson, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Young (43, 9th Inning off K. Calero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Mueller (4, 9th Inning off K. Calero, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Mueller 3 , M. Young 4 , J. Olerud 3 , A. Pierzynski 2 , K. Puckett 3 , M. Cuddyer
2-out RBI: M. Young , K. Puckett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Young , J. Damon , M. Cuddyer 2
Sac Bunt: J. Hansen
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Damon (7)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Mueller (12) , A. Pierzynski (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Young-Hansen-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Meadows 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 10 51
B. Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 0 19
M. Tejada DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .301 23 75
P. Feliz 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .261 18 82
A. Ochoa RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .257 7 60
   a-W. Magee RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 13
J. Rollins SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .299 2 16
R. Mackowiak 1B 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 .269 5 21
B. Fordyce LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .222 10 58
A. Hinch C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .170 2 5
Totals 31 6 9 6 4 4 15      
a - W. Magee substituted for A. Ochoa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Feliz 2 (32, 2nd Inning off C. Eldred, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Eldred, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Tejada 2 (31, 4th Inning off C. Eldred, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Eldred, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hinch (2, 5th Inning off C. Eldred, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tejada 4 , P. Feliz 4 , A. Ochoa , J. Rollins , R. Mackowiak , B. Fordyce , A. Hinch 4
2-out RBI: A. Hinch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Feliz , J. Rollins
GIDP: A. Hinch
Sac Fly: R. Mackowiak
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rollins (3)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Eldred L (6-7) 6.2 8 5 5 3 3 1 112 6.29   
D. Davis 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 25 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Eldred 38
Batters Faced: C. Eldred 30, D. Davis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Eldred 7-9, D. Davis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Eldred 112-68, D. Davis 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Davis 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Benson W (12-14) 7.0 8 2 2 2 2 0 107 4.92   
M. Gonzalez H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.25   
K. Calero SV (6) 1.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 30 5.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Benson 53
Batters Faced: K. Benson 30, M. Gonzalez 2, K. Calero 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Benson 9-9, M. Gonzalez 0-2, K. Calero 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Benson 107-65, M. Gonzalez 4-3, K. Calero 30-20
WP: K. Benson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kris Benson
Ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 9139
Special Notes: RF Alex Ochoa was injured while running the bases.
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