MIN @ OAK
Final Score: MIN 7 - OAK 5
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- Attendance
- 34,853
- Game Duration
- 224 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Brad Radke
- Losing Pitcher
- Ted Lilly
- Save
- Eddie Guardado
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Gerry Davis
- First Base
- Chuck Meriwether
- Second Base
- Alfonso Marquez
- Third Base
- Derryl Cousins
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 68°F
- Sky
- Sunny
- Wind Direction
- torf
- Wind Speed
- 14 mph
Line Score
MIN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cuddyer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Eddie Guardado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jacque Jones | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Corey Koskie | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Dustan Mohr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Ortiz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A. J. Pierzynski | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Brad Radke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luis Rivas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| J. C. Romero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Johan Santana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .342 |
OAK Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Chavez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Ray Durham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Jermaine Dye | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tim Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Justice | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Cory Lidle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ted Lilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Mecir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adam Piatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ricardo Rincon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Olmedo Saenz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Miguel Tejada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Randy Velarde | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
MIN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Guardado (SV) | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brad Radke (W) | W | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.80 |
| J. C. Romero | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Johan Santana | - | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 | |
OAK Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hudson | - | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Cory Lidle | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Ted Lilly (L) | L | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Jim Mecir | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ricardo Rincon | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7.00 | |
Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics, October 1, 2002
On October 1, 2002, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics 7-5 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in a Division Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 34,853, a game time of 224 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 68 degrees, sunny skies, and a 14 mph wind. The Minnesota Twins' runs came in the second, third, sixth, and seventh innings, 3 of them in the sixth. The Oakland Athletics' runs came in the first and second innings, 3 of them in the first. The Minnesota Twins had 13 hits and the Oakland Athletics 12, with 3 and 0 errors. Brad Radke was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 8 hits in 5.0 innings. The loss was charged to Ted Lilly after 0.2 innings and 2 runs. Eddie Guardado earned the save. The Minnesota Twins' pitching table lists Eddie Guardado, Brad Radke, J. C. Romero, and Johan Santana. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Tim Hudson, Cory Lidle, Ted Lilly, Jim Mecir, and Ricardo Rincon. A. J. Pierzynski led the Minnesota Twins at the plate: 4 for 4 and 1 RBI. Corey Koskie drove in 3 for the Minnesota Twins. Corey Koskie and Doug Mientkiewicz also homered for the Minnesota Twins. The Oakland Athletics' top hitter was Eric Chavez, 2 for 5 and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Gerry Davis.
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