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The Twins opened at home in 50-degree weather and warmed the enthusiasm of the crowd of 21,693 by defeating the Athletics, 8-2. Jim Kaat pitched a seven-hitter, with the A's runs coming on homers by Sal Bando and Reggie Jackson. Tony Oliva drove in two runs for the Twins with a bases-loaded single in the second inning and Kaat helped himself with a two-run single in the third. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Saturday, April 11, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumA's 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 7 4 Twins 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 x - 8 8 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Tovar cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .200 Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Carew 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .455 Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222 Oliva rf 5 0 1 2 0 2 .400 Jackson rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .143 Killebrew 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .300 Bando 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .267 Quilici 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Green 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Reese 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .167 Rudi 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Holt lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .400 Duncan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mitterwald c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .417 Odom p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cardenas ss 2 2 1 0 1 0 .273 Roland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 3 1 1 2 0 1 .333 Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Francona ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 1 7 Totals 33 8 8 6 4 7 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 21,653 Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 8 DP: A's 0, Twins 2 Errors: Bando, Rudi, Duncan 2, Reese, Mitterwald Home Runs: Bando (2), Jackson (1) Stolen Bases: Tovar (1) Sacrifice Hits: Cardenas (1), Kaat (1) GIDP: Monday (1), Rudi (1) Hit by Pitch: Carew (1,by Odom) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom L(1-1) 2.1 5 7 5 3 3 0 18 9.82 Roland 2.2 2 1 0 1 2 0 12 0.00 Rodriguez 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Lindblad 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 8 8 5 4 7 0 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat W(1-0) 9 7 2 2 1 7 2 33 2.00 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 7 2 33 Passed Balls: Duncan (1) Hit by Pitch: Odom (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Haller ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Monday struck out; Mitterwald dropped a foul fly hit by Alou for an error; Alou singled; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled; Tovar stole second; Carew struck out; Oliva grounded out (pitcher to first); Killebrew reached on an error by Bando [Tovar scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Reese reached on an error by Rudi [Killebrew to second]; Duncan allowed a passed ball [Killebrew scored (error by Duncan) (unearned), Reese to second]; Holt popped to third in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Green struck out; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald struck out; Cardenas walked; Kaat flied out to center; Tovar singled [Cardenas to second]; Carew was hit by a pitch [Cardenas to third, Tovar to second]; Oliva singled [Cardenas scored, Tovar scored, Carew to second]; Killebrew was walked intentionally [Carew to third, Oliva to second]; Reese struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 4. ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Odom grounded out (catcher to first); Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 4. TWINS 3RD: Holt singled; Mitterwald walked [Holt to second]; Cardenas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Holt to third, Mitterwald to second]; Kaat singled [Holt scored, Mitterwald scored, Kaat to second]; ROLAND REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew singled [Kaat scored]; Oliva struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 7. ATHLETICS 4TH: Monday made an out to pitcher; Alou was called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 7. TWINS 4TH: Killebrew struck out; Reese walked; Holt forced Reese (second to shortstop); Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 7. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando flied out to center; Green flied out to left; Rudi singled; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 7. TWINS 5TH: Cardenas singled; Kaat reached on an error by Duncan on a sacrifice bunt [Cardenas to third, Kaat to second]; Tovar grounded out (third to first) [Cardenas scored (unearned)]; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Kaat to third]; Oliva grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 8. ATHLETICS 6TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR ROLAND; Johnson singled; Campaneris singled [Johnson to second]; Monday grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson to third, Campaneris out at second]; Alou was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 8. TWINS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Killebrew made an out to shortstop; Reese flied out to right; Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 8. ATHLETICS 7TH: QUILICI REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Jackson was called out on strikes; Bando homered; Green singled; Rudi grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Green out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 8. TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald flied out to left; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Kaat was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 8. ATHLETICS 8TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); FRANCONA BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Reese dropped a foul fly hit by Francona for an error; Francona struck out; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 8. TWINS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED FRANCONA (PITCHING); Tovar flied out to right; Carew singled; Oliva struck out; Quilici flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 8. ATHLETICS 9TH: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou flied out to right; Jackson homered; Bando walked; Green forced Bando (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 8. |
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