Athletics 3, 
Twins 2
| W: | B. Zito (1-0) |
| L: | J. Santana (0-1) |
| SV: | H. Street (1) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Kendall C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| M Kotsay CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| M Bradley RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| F Thomas DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| E Chavez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| J Payton LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| N Swisher 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| M Scutaro SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Scutaro (1, J Santana) HR: F Thomas 2 (2, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off J Crain 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: F Thomas 2 (2), M Scutaro (1) 2-out RBI: M Scutaro GIDP: M Bradley Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Scutaro 1, M Ellis 3 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Zito (W, 1-0) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 92-52 | 1.12 |
| H Street (S, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 99-57 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Zito 30; H Street 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Zito 9-13; H Street 1-2 Game Scores: B Zito 68 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| L Castillo 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| N Punto 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R White LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| P Nevin DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| BATTING 2B: R White (1, B Zito); J Bartlett (1, B Zito) 3B: M Cuddyer (1, H Street) HR: R White (1, 7th inning off B Zito 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R White (1), T Hunter (1) S: N Punto 2-out RBI: R White Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Mauer 1, M Cuddyer 2, P Nevin 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: L Castillo (1, 2nd base by B Zito/J Kendall) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bartlett (1, ground ball); M Cuddyer (1, bobble) DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Santana (L, 0-1) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 107-72 | 2.25 |
| J Crain | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-8 | 13.50 |
| P Neshek | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 125-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Santana 30; J Crain 4; P Neshek 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Santana 9-8; J Crain 2-0; P Neshek 0-0 Game Scores: J Santana 71 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | MIN | |||
 | 2nd | F Thomas homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | M Scutaro doubled to deep left, J Payton scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 7th | R White homered to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 9th | F Thomas homered to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 9th | T Hunter grounded out to second, M Cuddyer scored. | 3 | 2 |
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| Game Notes |
| MINNESOTA PITCHER JOHAN SANTANA HAS SEVEN STRIKEOUTS THROUGH FOUR INNINGS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 55,542 (119.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:19 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Randy Marsh, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Ed Rapuano |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, October 3rd 2006
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |