2-1!

Very miniscule early lead made it exciting when the Scribner/Clippard dynamic came in on the late innings to escape a troubled 8th and shut down the Twins in the 9th for the W.

Athletics 2, Twins 1

(12-16)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
OAK	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	9	1
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	5	0

W:

Chavez (1-2)

L:

May (2-2)

SV:

Clippard (3)

(14-13)

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Burns, CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	.368
Semien, SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.273
Reddick, RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.368
Butler, B, DH	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.267
Vogt, C	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	.358
Davis, I, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.281
Lawrie, 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.260
Canha, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.271
Fuld, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216
Sogard, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.247
Totals	35	2	9	2	2	7	16	.268

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Dozier, 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.248
Hunter, To, RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	2	.263
Mauer, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	4	.288
Plouffe, 3B	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.268
Suzuki, K, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.208
Vargas, K, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.213
Escobar, E, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194
Schafer, J, CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.237
Santana, D, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.260
Totals	32	1	5	1	1	9	12	.257

BATTING
TB: Davis, I; Lawrie; Butler, B 2; Sogard 2; Semien; Burns 2.
RBI: Butler, B (13), Lawrie (14).
2-out RBI: Butler, B; Lawrie.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Semien; Canha; Butler, B.
GIDP: Burns.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Burns (1, 2nd base off May/Suzuki, K).

FIELDING
E: Davis, I (2, throw).
DP: (Vogt-Semien).

BATTING
TB: Schafer, J; Hunter, To 2; Dozier; Mauer.
RBI: Dozier (14).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vargas, K; Mauer.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Hunter, To (2, 2nd base by Chavez/Vogt).

FIELDING
DP: (Santana, D-Mauer).

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Chavez(W, 1-2)	7.1	4	1	0	1	7	0	1.80
Scribner	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17
Clippard(S, 3)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.25
Totals	9.0	5	1	0	1	9	0	3.80

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
May(L, 2-2)	5.2	5	2	2	2	3	0	4.15
Duensing	1.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	4.76
Tonkin	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Thompson, A	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.45
Pressly	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	2	7	0	4.07

Scribner pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Game Scores: Chavez 74, May 52.
Pitches-strikes: Chavez 87-58, Scribner 7-4, Clippard 23-13, May 101-61, Duensing 18-13, Tonkin 4-2, Thompson, A 10-8, Pressly 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Chavez 5-3, Scribner 0-0, Clippard 1-2, May 7-4, Duensing 0-0, Tonkin 1-0, Thompson, A 1-1, Pressly 0-0.
Batters faced: Chavez 27, Scribner 1, Clippard 5, May 23, Duensing 7, Tonkin 1, Thompson, A 3, Pressly 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Scribner 2-1, Clippard 2-0, Duensing 1-1, Tonkin 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: Clint Fagan. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, R to L.
T: 2:43.
Att: 18,135.
Venue: Target Field.
May 5, 2015