Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/30)
| Game 1: Friday, July 29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 | |
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9:05 PM ET, July 30, 2011
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
W: G. Moscoso (4-5)
L: N. Blackburn (7-8)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Moscoso pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK | |
| Ben Revere | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), B Revere singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Plouffe | Ball, B Revere stole second, T Plouffe bunt popped out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (looking), Ball, J Mauer flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Cuddyer | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, M Cuddyer singled to right, B Revere scored, M Cuddyer out at second | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK | |
| Jemile Weeks | Strike (looking), J Weeks flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Coco Crisp | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, C Crisp singled to center | 1 | 0 |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Crisp stole second, C Crisp safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Mauer, Ball, H Matsui walked | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | J Willingham hit sacrifice fly to left, C Crisp scored | 1 | 1 |
| David DeJesus | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D DeJesus struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Guillermo Moscoso pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK | |
| Jason Kubel | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, J Kubel flied out to right | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Thome | Ball, J Thome doubled to right | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Valencia | Strike (looking), Ball, D Valencia popped out to second | 1 | 1 |
| Delmon Young | Ball, Strike (foul), D Young singled to right center, J Thome scored | 2 | 1 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, T Nishioka singled to shallow left, D Young to second | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Revere | Ball, B Revere grounded out to first | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK | |
| Conor Jackson | Strike (looking), C Jackson singled to center | 2 | 1 |
| Cliff Pennington | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Pennington doubled to deep right, C Jackson to third | 2 | 1 |
| Scott Sizemore | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, S Sizemore walked | 2 | 1 |
| Landon Powell | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), L Powell grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Jackson scored, S Sizemore out at second, C Pennington to third | 2 | 2 |
| Jemile Weeks | Strike (looking), J Weeks tripled to deep left center, C Pennington scored | 2 | 3 |
| Coco Crisp | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, C Crisp walked | 2 | 3 |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, C Crisp stole second, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, H Matsui walked | 2 | 3 |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Ball, J Willingham flied out to center | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Guillermo Moscoso pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK | |
| Trevor Plouffe | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), T Plouffe struck out swinging | 2 | 3 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), J Mauer flied out to center | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Cuddyer | Strike (foul), M Cuddyer popped out to first | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK | |
| R Sweeney hit for D DeJesus. | 2 | 3 | |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Ball, R Sweeney grounded out to first | 2 | 3 |
| Conor Jackson | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, C Jackson doubled to left | 2 | 3 |
| Cliff Pennington | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Pennington struck out swinging | 2 | 3 |
| Scott Sizemore | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, S Sizemore grounded out to third | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Guillermo Moscoso pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK | |
| R Sweeney in right field. | 2 | 3 | |
| Jason Kubel | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), J Kubel struck out looking | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Thome | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Thome flied out to right | 2 | 3 |
| Danny Valencia | Strike (looking), Ball, D Valencia flied out to center | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK | |
| Landon Powell | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), L Powell flied out to right | 2 | 3 |
| Jemile Weeks | Strike (looking), J Weeks flied out to right | 2 | 3 |
| Coco Crisp | Strike (foul), C Crisp singled to right center | 2 | 3 |
| Hideki Matsui | C Crisp picked off first | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Guillermo Moscoso pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK | |
| Delmon Young | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, D Young walked | 2 | 3 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | Strike (looking), Ball, T Nishioka fouled out to catcher | 2 | 3 |
| Ben Revere | Strike (looking), B Revere grounded into double play, shortstop to first, D Young out at second | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK | |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, H Matsui singled to right | 2 | 3 |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (looking), J Willingham doubled to left, H Matsui to third | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Ball, Strike (looking), R Sweeney reached on infield single to shortstop, H Matsui scored | 2 | 4 |
| Conor Jackson | C Jackson grounded out to first, J Willingham to third, R Sweeney to second | 2 | 4 |
| Cliff Pennington | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), C Pennington intentionally walked | 2 | 4 |
| Scott Sizemore | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, S Sizemore doubled to left, J Willingham, R Sweeney and C Pennington scored, A Swarzak relieved N Blackburn | 2 | 7 |
| Landon Powell | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, L Powell grounded out to first, S Sizemore to third | 2 | 7 |
| Jemile Weeks | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), J Weeks struck out looking | 2 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Guillermo Moscoso pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK | |
| Trevor Plouffe | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, T Plouffe flied out to left | 2 | 7 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Ball, J Mauer flied out to left | 2 | 7 |
| Michael Cuddyer | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, M Cuddyer flied out to right | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK | |
| Coco Crisp | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, C Crisp walked | 2 | 7 |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, H Matsui grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Crisp to second | 2 | 7 |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), J Willingham struck out swinging | 2 | 7 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), R Sweeney struck out swinging | 2 | 7 |
| Conor Jackson | Strike (looking), C Jackson reached on infield single to shortstop, C Crisp to third, H Matsui to second | 2 | 7 |
| Cliff Pennington | Ball, C Crisp scored, H Matsui to third, C Jackson to second on passed ball by J Mauer, Ball, C Pennington popped out to shortstop | 2 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Guillermo Moscoso pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK | |
| Jason Kubel | Ball, Strike (foul), J Kubel singled to right | 2 | 8 |
| Jim Thome | Ball, J Thome flied out to right | 2 | 8 |
| Danny Valencia | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), D Valencia singled to left, J Kubel to second, B Ziegler relieved G Moscoso | 2 | 8 |
| Delmon Young | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D Young struck out swinging | 2 | 8 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, T Nishioka grounded out to first | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK | |
| Scott Sizemore | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), S Sizemore struck out swinging | 2 | 8 |
| Landon Powell | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, L Powell flied out to left | 2 | 8 |
| Jemile Weeks | Strike (looking), J Weeks flied out to left | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Grant Balfour pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK | |
| G Balfour relieved B Ziegler. | 2 | 8 | |
| Ben Revere | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, B Revere grounded out to third | 2 | 8 |
| Trevor Plouffe | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), T Plouffe popped out to shortstop | 2 | 8 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Mauer grounded out to second | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Jose Mijares pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK | |
| J Mijares relieved A Swarzak. | 2 | 8 | |
| Coco Crisp | Strike (foul), Ball, C Crisp popped out to second | 2 | 8 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), H Matsui reached on infield single to shortstop | 2 | 8 |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (looking), Ball, J Willingham flied out to center | 2 | 8 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (foul), Ball, R Sweeney flied out to center | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Andrew Bailey pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK | |
| A Bailey relieved G Balfour. | 2 | 8 | |
| Michael Cuddyer | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), M Cuddyer safe at second on throwing error by shortstop C Pennington | 2 | 8 |
| Jason Kubel | Ball, Strike (looking), J Kubel grounded out to second, M Cuddyer to third | 2 | 8 |
| Jim Thome | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Thome singled to left, M Cuddyer scored, M Tolbert ran for J Thome | 3 | 8 |
| Danny Valencia | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), D Valencia struck out swinging | 3 | 8 |
| Delmon Young | Ball, D Young popped out to third | 3 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||