Santana saved Justin time
Long ball preserves gem By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Johan Santana fell behind after Frank Thomas' solo homer in the second, but Justin Morneau's two-run shot in the eighth gave Minnesota a victory in Oakland. Santana allowed two hits with nine strikeouts in eight innings.
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Twins 2, Athletics 1
Justin Morneau is congratulated by Michael Cuddyer after his two-run homer. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
A's outdueled in eighth By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
A's starter Kirk Saarloos battled Johan Santana, shutting the Twins out through seven innings. But he gave up a two-run homer to Justin Morneau in the eighth to lose the lead from Frank Thomas' solo shot in the second.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 02, 2006
Minnesota 2, Oakland 1
Today's Boxes 6/2/06
LAA 10, CLE 3
BOS 3, DET 2
NYY 6, BAL 5
SD 7, PIT 0
TOR 13, TB 4
CIN 14, HOU 3
WSH 10, MIL 4
CHC 5, STL 4
TEX 4, CWS 3
FLA 4, COL 2
SEA 4, KC 0
PHI 8, LAD 6
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Standings thru 6/2/06 | Gameday | Twins Stats | Athletics Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Punto , SS3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .288
Castillo , 2B3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308
Mauer , C4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .354
Hunter , CF3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265
Cuddyer , RF3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288
Morneau , 1B4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .240
Tiffee , DH2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Batista , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
Kubel , LF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194
1-Ford , PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Totals 28 2 5 2 5 0 9
BATTING 2B : Kubel (1, Saarloos).HR : Morneau (11, 8th inning off Saarloos, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Punto; Castillo; Cuddyer; Morneau 4; Kubel 2.RBI : Morneau 2 (38).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hunter; Punto; Morneau.GIDP : Mauer; Hunter; Batista.Team LOB : 4.BASERUNNING CS : Punto (1, 2nd base by Saarloos/Kendall).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kotsay , CF4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .265
Swisher , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
Chavez , 3B3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273
Thomas , DH3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .231
Crosby , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Payton , LF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Kielty , RF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
Kendall , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
Scutaro , 2B2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132
a-Johnson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197
Totals 29 1 2 1 0 10 1
BATTING HR : Thomas (13, 2nd inning off Santana, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Thomas 4; Kielty.RBI : Thomas (30).Team LOB : 1.FIELDING DP : 3 (Crosby-Scutaro-Swisher 2, Chavez-Scutaro-Swisher).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana (W, 5-4)8.0 2 1 1 0 9 1 3.24
Nathan (S, 7)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.89
Pitches-strikes : Santana 103-75, Nathan 7-6, Saarloos 96-55, Gaudin 17-7, Keisler 4-2.Ground outs-fly outs : Santana 8-7, Nathan 0-2, Saarloos 17-6, Gaudin 1-1, Keisler 0-1.Batters faced : Santana 26, Nathan 3, Saarloos 28, Gaudin 4, Keisler 1.Inherited runners-scored : Keisler 2-0.Umpires : HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Travis Reininger. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Jerry Crawford.Weather : 68 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 15 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:03.Att : 16,138.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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