Slowey dominant as Twins top A’s
Slowey, Thome lead Twins to sweep
Kevin Slowey threw seven no-hit innings before yielding to Jon Rauch, who promptly allowed the A’s back into the game. Jim Thome hit a three-run homer for the Twins.
| Minnesota | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .270 |
| Hudson, O, 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .285 |
| Mauer, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .331 |
| Kubel, RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .263 |
| Cuddyer, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .271 |
| Thome, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .265 |
| Valencia, 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 |
| Repko, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .271 |
| Casilla, A, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | .281 |
2B: Pennington (20, Rauch), Crisp (8, Rauch).
TB: Crisp 2; Kouzmanoff; Pennington 2.
RBI: Crisp (24), Suzuki, K (51).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pennington; Cust.
GIDP: Davis, R; Ellis, M.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING
E: Carter (1, fielding).
BATTING
2B: Kubel (18, Mazzaro), Valencia (11, Ziegler).
HR: Thome (16, 7th inning off Blevins, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Span; Hudson, O; Mauer 2; Kubel 2; Thome 4; Valencia 4; Casilla, A.
RBI: Kubel (75), Thome 3 (41).
2-out RBI: Kubel; Thome 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cuddyer 2; Thome 2; Span 2; Repko; Kubel.
S: Span.
Team RISP: 2-for-14.
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING
SB: Casilla, A (4, 2nd base off Wuertz/Suzuki, K).
FIELDING
E: Casilla, A (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Valencia-Hudson, O-Cuddyer, Casilla, A-Hudson, O-Cuddyer).