Game 4 @ Minnesota
In a seesaw battle early, neither starter -- Hernandez or Jake Peavy -- was sharp.
Carlos Pena, who entered the game 2-for-25 in the postseason, bangs a first-inning
grand slam for a 4-1 Twins lead. Adrian Beltre brings the A's within one with a 2-run
single in the 3rd. After the Twins score two more in the 4th for a 6-3 lead, the A's
knock Hernandez out of the game with four runs in the 5th. The big blow was a 3-run
shot by Adam Kennedy, which gave the A's a 7-6 lead. Hunter Pence's third homer of the
series ties things at 7 in the 7th, and it stays that way until the 10th inning when
Howard Kendrick ends it with a walkoff double. The Twins' 'pen was key, tossing 5 1/3
innings of 2-hit ball. For the A's, Helton has yet another 4-hit game. Interestingly,
he goes 11-for-16 in the series with 6 doubles but no RBIs.
10/9/2012, Oak12-Min12, Target Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP
2012 Athletics 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 7 0
2012 Twins 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 10 1 7 1
Athletics AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Upton,B rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 0 0 0
Helton 1b 5 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .688 7 0 0 0
McCutchen,A cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0
Thome dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 1 0 0
Wieters c 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 11 1 0 0
Kennedy,A 2b 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 1 0 0 0
Valdez,W ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 4 1 0
Maybin lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0 0 0
Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Sherrill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Wood,K p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Perkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Francisco,F p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
39 7 10 6 1 0 1 4 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 27 7 1 0
Twins AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Zobrist lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 1 0 0 0
Granderson cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 0 0 0
Duncan dh 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 0 0 0 0
Pena,C 1b 2 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 10 0 0 0
Lee,Ca ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 2 0 0 0
Kendrick,H 2b 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 2 4 0 0
Chavez,Er 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 3 0 0
Morel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 1 0 0
Ross,D c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 4 0 1 0
Shoppach ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 6 0 0 0
Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 2 5 0 0
Hernandez,F p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Nathan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Holland,G p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
36 8 10 8 3 1 2 4 11 0 1 1 1 1 0 30 13 1 0
Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Peavy 5.0 7 6 6 3 8 81 49 24 1 0 0 0 0 10.80
Sherrill H 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Wood,K BS 1 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 20 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 7.71
Perkins 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 22 14 8 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Francisco,F L 0-1 0.0 1 1 0 1 0 10 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 27.00
9.0 10 8 7 4 11 136 79 42 2 1 1 0 0
Twins INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Hernandez,F 4.2 8 7 7 4 4 119 69 26 1 0 1 0 1 4.29
Nathan 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 18 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Farnsworth 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Romo 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 35 21 7 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
Holland,G W 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
10.0 10 7 7 4 10 195 114 44 1 0 1 0 1
Min: Morel batted for Chavez,Er in the 6th
Shoppach batted for Ross,D in the 6th
Morel moved to 3b in the 7th
Shoppach moved to c in the 7th
Lee,Ca batted for Pena,C in the 7th
Lee,Ca moved to 1b in the 8th
GWRBI: Kendrick,H
Temperature: 62, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 12 MPH.
10/9/2012, Oak12-Min12, Target Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP
2012 Athletics 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 7 0
2012 Twins 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 10 1 7 1
Athletics -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Upton,B rf 1>S 53 note 1 6>8 k
k
Helton 1b SB2 S 5>43 D 9>S
S.2-3
McCutchen,A cf note 2 W.1-2 W 43.2-3 7
Thome dh S W.2-3;1-2 54/f.B-1 53 k
Beltre 3b 6 note 3 W.1-2 7>Farnsworth 4
63
Wieters c 2>43 7 S.2-H;1-3 63 0>Holland,G
53
Kennedy,A 2b 63 4>k HR.3-H;1-H k k
Valdez,W ss k k HBP 8>Romo 63
k
Maybin lf 3>9 S Nathan k
3/fl
1: SB2.1-3(e2/th) 2: 463/gdp.3-H 3: S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Twins -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Zobrist lf 1>S k 3/g 7>8 9>k
Pence rf S.1-2 3>W 5>S HR 63
Granderson cf k 63.1-2 k k 9
Duncan dh W.2-3;1-2 CS3(25) 4 D 0>note 1
6 e6.B-2
Pena,C 1b note 2 4>S W.1-2 Perkins
Lee,Ca ph 63 IW
Kendrick,H 2b k T.1-H k 8>HBP D.2-H;1-3
Chavez,Er 3b k D.3-H 6>Sherrill
Morel ph 8 13/SH.1-2
Ross,D c 2>k k
Shoppach ph Wood,K 53
63
Desmond ss 5/L 9 9 k
1: Francisco,F 2: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
Athletics IN OUT ER Twins IN OUT ER
Peavy A1 C6 6 Hernandez,F A1 C8 7
Sherrill C7 C7 0 H 1 Nathan C9 D4 0
Wood,K C8 D4 1 BS 1 Farnsworth D5 D7 0
Perkins D5 E3 0 Romo D8 E5 0
Francisco,F E4 E6 0 L 0-1 Holland,G E6 E8 0 W 1-0
10/9/2012, Oak12-Min12, Target Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP
2012 Athletics 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 7 0
2012 Twins 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 10 1 7 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Upton,B lined a single to shallow center (FFFFFX)
0-0 0 1-- 10 Upton,B stole second (Bp1>B)
0-0 0 -2- 21 Helton grounded a single between third and short, Upton,B
to third (Bp1>B.CX)
0-0 0 1-3 20 McCutchen,A grounded into a double play, Kendrick,H to
Desmond to Pena,C, Upton,B scored (BBX)
1-0 2 --- 32 Thome lined a single down the left field line (BBFFBX)
1-0 2 1-- 00 Beltre popped out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Twins batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Zobrist lined a single up the middle (X)
1-0 0 1-- 00 Pence lined a single to left, Zobrist to second (X)
1-0 0 12- 02 Granderson struck out (FCS)
1-0 1 12- 30 Duncan walked, Zobrist to third, Pence to second (BBBB)
1-0 1 123 12 Pena,C homered deep down the right field line, Zobrist
scored, Pence scored, Duncan scored (SFBX)
1-4 1 --- 32 Kendrick,H struck out (BBCCBFS)
1-4 2 --- 02 Chavez,Er struck out (CSS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
1-4 0 --- 11 Wieters grounded out to second (BCX)
1-4 1 --- 22 Kennedy,A grounded out to short (SBFFBFX)
1-4 2 --- 22 Valdez,W struck out (FBSBS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Twins batting
1-4 0 --- 12 Ross,D struck out (CSBS)
1-4 1 --- 10 Desmond lined out to third (BX)
1-4 2 --- 12 Zobrist struck out (CBSS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
1-4 0 --- 10 Maybin lined out to right (BX)
1-4 1 --- 22 Upton,B grounded out to third (BBSCX)
1-4 2 --- 31 Helton lined a single to shallow center (BFBBX)
1-4 2 1-- 32 McCutchen,A walked, Helton to second (CSBBFB>B)
1-4 2 12- 32 Thome walked, Helton to third, McCutchen,A to second
(BBSFB>B)
1-4 2 123 22 Beltre lined a single to left center, Helton scored,
McCutchen,A scored, Thome to third (CBBCFFFFX)
3-4 2 1-3 01 Wieters flied out to left (FX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Twins batting
3-4 0 --- 32 Pence walked (BBBCCB)
3-4 0 1-- 22 Granderson grounded out to short, Pence to second (BSSBX)
3-4 1 -2- 00 Pence was caught stealing third (>C)
3-4 2 --- 01 Duncan popped out to short (>C.X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
3-4 0 --- 32 Kennedy,A struck out (BBFCFBS)
3-4 1 --- 22 Valdez,W struck out (CBFBC)
3-4 2 --- 01 Maybin lined a single to shallow center (CX)
3-4 2 1-- 00 Maybin stole second, Maybin to third on an error by the
catcher Ross,D (1>C)
3-4 2 --3 32 Upton,B struck out (1>C.CFBFFBBC)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Twins batting
3-4 0 --- 10 Pena,C grounded a single between first and second (BX)
3-4 0 1-- 00 Kendrick,H lined a triple to right center, Pena,C scored
(X)
3-5 0 --3 00 Chavez,Er doubled deep to left center, Kendrick,H scored
(X)
3-6 0 -2- 32 Ross,D struck out (BFCFBBS)
3-6 1 -2- 01 Desmond flied out to right (SX)
3-6 2 -2- 11 Zobrist grounded out to first (CBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
3-6 0 --- 10 Helton grounded out to second (BX)
3-6 1 --- 32 McCutchen,A walked (BBBCFB)
3-6 1 1-- 11 Thome grounded to third, forcing McCutchen,A at second,
Thome to first (BSX)
3-6 2 1-- 30 Beltre walked, Thome to second (BBBB)
3-6 2 12- 02 Wieters lined a single to left center, Thome scored,
Beltre to third (FFX)
4-6 2 1-3 31 Kennedy,A homered deep down the right field line, Beltre
scored, Wieters scored (FBBBX)
7-6 2 --- 01 Valdez,W was hit by a pitch (FH)
Nathan now pitching
7-6 2 1-- 31 Maybin popped out to first (CBBBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Twins batting
7-6 0 --- 00 Pence lined a single to shallow center (X)
7-6 0 1-- 12 Granderson struck out (CCBS)
7-6 1 1-- 31 Duncan popped out to second (BCBBX)
7-6 2 1-- 30 Pena,C walked, Pence to second (BBBB)
7-6 2 12- 22 Kendrick,H struck out (CBBSS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
7-6 0 --- 11 Upton,B flied out to center (FBX)
7-6 1 --- 10 Helton grounded a double down the first base line (BX)
7-6 1 -2- 12 McCutchen,A grounded out to second, Helton to third (BCSX)
7-6 2 --3 21 Thome grounded out to third (BSBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Twins batting
Sherrill now pitching
Morel pinch hitting for Chavez,Er
7-6 0 --- 11 Morel flied out to center (CBX)
Shoppach pinch hitting for Ross,D
Wood,K now pitching
7-6 1 --- 31 Shoppach grounded out to short (BBBCX)
7-6 2 --- 00 Desmond lined out to right (X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
Morel moved to third base
Shoppach moved to catcher
Farnsworth now pitching
7-6 0 --- 31 Beltre grounded out to short (FBBBX)
7-6 1 --- 11 Wieters grounded out to short (CBX)
7-6 2 --- 12 Kennedy,A struck out (CBCS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Twins batting
7-6 0 --- 20 Zobrist flied out to center (BBX)
7-6 1 --- 01 Pence homered deep down the left-field line (CX)
7-7 1 --- 12 Granderson struck out (BCSS)
7-7 2 --- 31 Duncan lined a double to right center (BFBBX)
Perkins now pitching
Lee,Ca pinch hitting for Pena,C
7-7 2 -2- 21 Lee,Ca grounded out to short (BBCX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
Lee,Ca moved to first base
Romo now pitching
7-7 0 --- 32 Valdez,W struck out (BBSSBC)
7-7 1 --- 12 Maybin struck out (BCCC)
7-7 2 --- 22 Upton,B struck out (CCBBS)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Twins batting
7-7 0 --- 00 Kendrick,H was hit by a pitch (H)
7-7 0 1-- 10 Morel sacrifice bunted to the mound, Kendrick,H to second
(BbXb)
7-7 1 -2- 10 Shoppach grounded out to third (BX)
7-7 2 -2- 22 Desmond struck out (BBCSS)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Athletics batting
7-7 0 --- 02 Helton grounded a single up the middle (FFX)
7-7 0 1-- 32 McCutchen,A flied out to left (BCBBCFX)
7-7 1 1-- 32 Thome struck out (BBCBFC)
7-7 2 1-- 21 Beltre popped out to second (BBFX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Twins batting
7-7 0 --- 12 Zobrist struck out (BCSS)
7-7 1 --- 01 Pence grounded out to short (CX)
7-7 2 --- 01 Granderson flied out to right (CX)
************** Top of the 10th inning, Athletics batting
Holland,G now pitching
7-7 0 --- 22 Wieters grounded out to third (BSCBX)
7-7 1 --- 12 Kennedy,A struck out (FBSS)
7-7 2 --- 10 Valdez,W grounded out to short (BX)
************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Twins batting
Francisco,F now pitching
7-7 0 --- 10 Duncan to second on an error by the shortstop Valdez,W
(BX)
7-7 0 -2- 30 Lee,Ca was walked intentionally (IIII)
7-7 0 12- 21 Kendrick,H lined a double down the left field line,
Duncan scored, Lee,Ca to third (BBFX)