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Twins look for third straight win vs. Athletics

Jul 14, 2007 - 2:14 PM Oakland (44-46) at Minnesota (47-43) 7:10 pm EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Minnesota Twins cruised to their second straight win after the All-Star break on the strength of ace Johan Santana. Now, they hope to keep it going behind Carlos Silva.

The Twins aim for another victory over the Oakland Athletics when the clubs face off in the third contest of a four-game set on Saturday night.

Santana hurled seven scoreless innings and Luis Castillo drove in two runs to lead the Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

Santana improved to an astonishing 41-4 after the All-Star Game since 2003, allowing just four hits while striking out eight and walking one. The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner has earned the win in each of his last five starts, posting a 1.03 ERA during that stretch.

It has not been as easy for Silva (6-10, 4.58 ERA), who yielded six runs - five earned - in five innings, allowing three homers, while striking out one and walking none in a 6-3 loss at the Chicago White Sox last Sunday.

The righthander has dropped five of his last eight starts.

He will be opposed by Joe Blanton (8-5, 3.28), who yielded six runs - five earned - and 12 hits in six innings in a 7-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners last Sunday. His outing ended abruptly when he was ejected after shoving Ichiro Suzuki as he tried to retrieve a ball near home plate.

The Athletics have lost seven of their last nine games.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    OAKLAND 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 1
    MINNESOTA 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 x 4 11 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, ALAN EMBREE (8TH) AND KURT SUZUKI
    MIN - CARLOS SILVA, DENNYS REYES (7TH), MATT GUERRIER
    (7TH), PAT NESHEK (8TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND JOE MAUER


    Jul 14 9:25 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Athletics vs. TwinsJul 14 9:16 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MARK KOTSAY SCORED JACK CUST AND DAN JOHNSON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M KOTSAY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    MINNESOTA 4 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.223, 0-FOR-2)

    Athletics vs. TwinsJul 14 8:49 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MICHAEL CUDDYER SCORED JOE MAUER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M CUDDYER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
    MINNESOTA 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.295, 1-FOR-2)

    Athletics vs. TwinsJul 14 8:20 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JOE MAUER SCORED LUIS CASTILLO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MAUER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
    MINNESOTA 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.286, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)

    Athletics vs. TwinsJul 14 8:18 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MICHAEL CUDDYER SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MAUER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
    MINNESOTA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.296, 1-FOR-1)

    Athletics vs. TwinsJul 14 7:52 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JASON TYNER SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J TYNER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
    MINNESOTA 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.213, 1 HR, 16 RBI)

    Athletics vs. TwinsJul 14 7:38 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY MARK KOTSAY SCORED ERIC CHAVEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D JOHNSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.224, 7 HR, 29 RBI)

    Athletics vs. TwinsJul 14 7:32 PM
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    Athletics vs. TwinsJul 14 2:42 AM

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