Final
Twins aim for fourth straight win
Apr 23, 2008 - 1:21 PM Minnesota (10-10) at Oakland (12-9) 10:05 pm EDTOAKLAND, California (Ticker) - Boof Bonser aims to bounce back from his worst start of the season on Wednesday as the Minnesota Twins continue a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics.
Craig Monroe homered and Jason Kubel hit an RBI single in the eighth inning as the Twins posted a 5-4 victory in the series opener on Tuesday.
The Twins will try for a fourth straight win behind Bonser (1-3, 4.70 ERA), who was rocked for seven runs - six earned - and seven hits in four innings of a 7-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Prior to that rocky start, the righthander had allowed just six runs in his last 20 innings.
Oakland will counter with Chad Gaudin (1-1, 4.76), who opened the season on the disabled list after having hip and foot surgeries in the offseason. Gaudin was rocked for nine runs in 10 innings in his first two starts.
The righthander bounced back nicely, as he allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings of a 13-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
OAKLAND 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 x 3 5 2 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: MIN - BOOF BONSER, MATT GUERRIER (7TH) AND JOE MAUER
OAK - CHAD GAUDIN, ALAN EMBREE (8TH), HUSTON STREET
(9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI
HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE
OAK - MIKE SW
Apr 24 12:26 AM - AL
AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE SWEENEY (1) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
8TH OFF MATT GUERRIER.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, OAKLAND 3
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: C DENORFIA (.297, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
Twins 0, Athletics 3 Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 24 12:24 AM - AL
AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE SWEENEY SCORED DARIC BARTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SWEENEY ON FIRST, M ELLIS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
OAKLAND 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.164, 1-FOR-1)
Twins 0, Athletics 2 Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 23 10:53 PM - AL
AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY EMIL BROWN SCORED MIKE SWEENEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.310, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
Twins 0, Athletics 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsApr 23 10:33 PM
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