Game 2  Hernandez (12-8 3.19) vs Beachy (8-4 2.00)  
 
Game 2 featured this matchup of perhaps the best pitcher in the AL vs young gun Brandon 
Beachy... At this point, Oakland are wondering what will it take to knock off the Twins 
in the postseason, having lost 5 consecuitve October contests to the Twins. Howie 
Kendrick got the scoring started for Minnesota in the 2nd, knocking home standout CF 
Justin Ruggiano.  

The A's tied the game in the bottom half, Clint Barmes knocking home Adrian Beltre. 
Bloomquist and Desmond scored in the fifth, the big hit being a Hunter Pence RBI single 
up the middle. The DH/1b tandem of Kendrys Morales and Yonder Alonso (known in Oakland 
as "The Cuban Missile Crisis") teamed up to pull Oakland within a run 3-2 in the bottom 
half of the fifth. 

Minnesota extended their lead to 2 runs in the top of the 7th on a RBI groundout from Ben 
Zobrist.  Oakland would score single runs in each the 7th and 8th to pull even with 
Minnesota headed to the ninth (McCutchen scoring on a Bloomquist error in the 7th) and 
then a dramatic game-tying 2 out homerun from Oakland 2b Jeff Keppinger. The bullpens 
were terrific into extra innings, where Minnesota's defense let them down again, with a 
Howie Kendrick error setting the table for Keppinger to knock a walk off single.. Final 
Oakland 5 Minnesota 4 (Tied 1-1)

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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
2013 Twins             0  1  0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0     4  8  2     6  0
2013 Athletics         0  1  0  0  1  0  1  1  0  1     5 12  1    13  1
 
Twins                AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Desmond           ss  5  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .444    0  2  0  0
Zobrist           rf  4  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  0  0  0
Rizzo             1b  5  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .167    8  0  0  0
Pence,H           lf  4  0  1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  0  0  0
Pill              dh  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Flowers          ph  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Granderson       ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    0  0  0  0
Ruggiano          cf  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  0  0  0
Kendrick,H        2b  4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  .250    3  4  1  0
Mathis            c   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000   11  1  0  0
Bloomquist        3b  4  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .375    3  2  1  0
Hernandez,F       p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Miley            p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Hoover           p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Romo             p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Davis,W          p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Holland,G        p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
                     38  4  8  3  1  0  0  2  9  1  0  0  0  0  0         28  9  2  0
 
Athletics            AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Keppinger         2b  6  1  3  2  0  0  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .364    3  4  0  0
Alonso            1b  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .125   10  1  1  0
McCutchen,A       lf  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  0  0  0
Beltre            3b  5  1  4  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .444    2  2  0  0
Upton,BJ          rf  4  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    3  0  0  0
Morales,K         dh  5  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    0  0  0  0
Wieters           c   5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    9  0  0  0
 Mastroianni      pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Barmes            ss  2  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    0  3  0  0
 Helton           ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Galvis           ss  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  .000    0  1  0  0
Maybin            cf  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  .250    0  0  0  0
Beachy            p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  1  0  0
 Logan            p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Coleman,L        p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  0  0  0
 Affeldt          p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
                     41  5 12  5  2  0  1  4 11  0  0  1  0  1  0         30 13  1  0
 
Twins                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Hernandez,F                      6.1  8  3  2  3  7 110  68   30  0  0  0  0  0  2.84
Miley                            0.0  1  0  0  0  0   3   2    1  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Hoover           H 1             0.2  0  0  0  0  1   9   6    3  0  0  0  1  0  0.00
Romo             BS 1            1.1  1  1  1  0  2  22  14    5  1  0  0  0  0  6.75
Davis,W          L 0-1           1.0  1  1  0  1  1  19  10    6  0  1  0  0  0  0.00
Holland,G                        0.0  1  0  0  0  0   8   5    1  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
                                 9.1 12  5  3  4 11 171 105   46  1  1  0  1  0 
 
Athletics                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Beachy                           6.1  8  4  4  2  6 111  73   29  0  0  0  1  1  5.68
Logan                            0.2  0  0  0  0  0  10   8    2  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Coleman,L                        2.1  0  0  0  0  3  28  20    7  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Affeldt          W 1-0           0.2  0  0  0  0  0   7   4    2  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
                                10.0  8  4  4  2  9 156 105   40  0  0  0  1  1 
 
Min: Flowers batted for Pill in the 8th
     Granderson batted for Flowers in the 8th
Oak: Helton batted for Barmes in the 6th
     Galvis inserted at ss in the 7th
     Mastroianni ran for Wieters in the 10th
 
GWRBI: Keppinger
Temperature: 74, Sky: cloudy, Wind: out to left at 9 MPH.
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
2013 Twins             0  1  0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0     4  8  2     6  0
2013 Athletics         0  1  0  0  1  0  1  1  0  1     5 12  1    13  1
 
 
Twins                -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Desmond           ss 1>9          3>53           D.1-3        S.1-3        7         
Zobrist           rf   e3.B-1       k            W            63.3-H;1-2 0>k         
Rizzo             1b   9            S            note 1       Logan        Affeldt   
                                                              3/g.2-3      13        
Pence,H           lf   64/f         W.1-2        S.3-H        53           43        
Pill              dh 2>43           4            9                                   
 Flowers          ph                                        8>Coleman,L              
 Granderson       ph                                          31                     
Ruggiano          cf   S          4>k          6>k            5/fl                   
Kendrick,H        2b   wp.1-2       163          43           k                      
                       S.2-H                                                         
Mathis            c    k            1/g          k          9>k                      
Bloomquist        3b   SB2        5>S          7>S            5                      
                       k                                                             
 
 1: 643/gdp.3-H;2-3 
 
 
Athletics            -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Keppinger         2b 1>k          3>S            k            53           HR        
                                                                                     
Alonso            1b   63           k          5>S          7>k            5         
McCutchen,A       lf   43           W.1-2        k            W          9>43        
Beltre            3b 2>S            note 1       D.1-3        Miley        Davis,W   
                                                              S.1-3        D         
Upton,BJ          rf   8            W.1-2        k            Hoover       3/L       
                                                              note 2                 
Morales,K         dh   S.1-2        5/fl         S.3-H;2-3    wp.2-3;1-2   k         
                                                              5                      
Wieters           c    9.2-3      4>43           7            k          0>e4.B-2    
 Mastroianni      pr                                                                 
Barmes            ss   S.3-H;1-2    k                                                
 Helton           ph                           6>3/g                                 
 Galvis           ss                                        8>Romo         24/SH.2-3 
                                                              k                      
Maybin            cf   64/f         S            43           k            IW        
 
 1: 54/f.2-3;B-1  2: e5.3-H;1-2;B-1 
 
 
Twins                -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Desmond           ss                                                                 
Zobrist           rf                                                                 
Rizzo             1b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Pence,H           lf                                                                 
Pill              dh                                                                 
 Flowers          ph                                                                 
 Granderson       ph                                                                 
Ruggiano          cf                                                                 
Kendrick,H        2b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Mathis            c                                                                  
Bloomquist        3b                                                                 
                                                                                     
 
 
Athletics            -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Keppinger         2b   Holland,G                                                     
                       S.3-H;1-2                                                     
Alonso            1b                                                                 
McCutchen,A       lf                                                                 
Beltre            3b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Upton,BJ          rf                                                                 
                                                                                     
Morales,K         dh                                                                 
                                                                                     
Wieters           c                                                                  
 Mastroianni      pr                                                                 
Barmes            ss                                                                 
 Helton           ph                                                                 
 Galvis           ss                                                                 
                                                                                     
Maybin            cf                                                                 
 
 
Twins            IN OUT ER                  Athletics        IN OUT ER                  
Hernandez,F      A1  D3  2                  Beachy           A1  D2  4                  
Miley            D4  D4  0                  Logan            D3  D4  0                  
Hoover           D5  D7  0 H 1              Coleman,L        D5  E2  0                  
Romo             D8  E3  1 BS 1             Affeldt          E3  E4  0 W 1-0            
Davis,W          E4  E9  0 L 0-1                                                        
Holland,G        F1  F1  0                                                              
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2013 Twins             0  1  0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0     4  8  2     6  0
2013 Athletics         0  1  0  0  1  0  1  1  0  1     5 12  1    13  1
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Twins batting
 0-0  0 --- 11  Desmond lined out to right (SBX)
 0-0  1 --- 32  Zobrist to first on an error by the first baseman Alonso 
                  (BBBCCX)
 0-0  1 1-- 21  Rizzo flied out to right (>FBBX)
 0-0  2 1-- 21  Pence,H grounded to short, forcing Zobrist at second 
                  (CBBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 12  Keppinger struck out (BCFC)
 0-0  1 --- 32  Alonso grounded out to short (BCBBSX)
 0-0  2 --- 11  McCutchen,A grounded out to second (CBX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Twins batting
 0-0  0 --- 22  Pill grounded out to second (BCSBX)
 0-0  1 --- 12  Ruggiano lined a single down the left field line (CBSX)
 0-0  1 1-- 02  Beachy threw a wild pitch, Ruggiano to second (CCB)
 0-0  1 -2- 32  Kendrick,H lined a single to right center, Ruggiano 
                  scored (CCB.FBBX)
 1-0  1 1-- 12  Mathis struck out (BSFC)
 1-0  2 1-- 00  Kendrick,H stole second (>S)
 1-0  2 -2- 12  Bloomquist struck out (>S.BSS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
 1-0  0 --- 01  Beltre grounded a single up the middle (CX)
 1-0  0 1-- 00  Upton,BJ lined out to center (X)
 1-0  1 1-- 32  Morales,K lined a single to shallow center, Beltre to 
                  second (BBSBSX)
 1-0  1 12- 00  Wieters flied out to right, Beltre to third (X)
 1-0  2 1-3 12  Barmes singled to shallow right, Beltre scored, Morales,K 
                  to second (CFBX)
 1-1  2 12- 31  Maybin grounded to short, forcing Barmes at second (FBBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Twins batting
 1-1  0 --- 10  Desmond grounded out to third (BX)
 1-1  1 --- 12  Zobrist struck out (FCBC)
 1-1  2 --- 12  Rizzo grounded a single between third and short (BCSX)
 1-1  2 1-- 30  Pence,H walked, Rizzo to second (BBBB)
 1-1  2 12- 12  Pill popped out to second (BCFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
 1-1  0 --- 01  Keppinger lined a single to left (CX)
 1-1  0 1-- 32  Alonso struck out (FBCBBFS)
 1-1  1 1-- 31  McCutchen,A walked, Keppinger to second (CBBBB)
 1-1  1 12- 02  Beltre grounded to third, forcing McCutchen,A at second, 
                  Keppinger to third, Beltre to first (CCX)
 1-1  2 1-3 31  Upton,BJ walked, Beltre to second (CBBBB)
 1-1  2 123 12  Morales,K popped out to third (BSCX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Twins batting
 1-1  0 --- 12  Ruggiano struck out (CFBS)
 1-1  1 --- 02  Kendrick,H grounded out to the mound (SCX)
 1-1  2 --- 00  Mathis grounded out to the mound (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
 1-1  0 --- 00  Wieters grounded out to second (X)
 1-1  1 --- 12  Barmes struck out (BFSFC)
 1-1  2 --- 00  Maybin grounded a single between first and second (X)
 1-1  2 1-- 32  Keppinger struck out (BBFFB>C)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Twins batting
 1-1  0 --- 12  Bloomquist grounded a single to right (CBFFX)
 1-1  0 1-- 01  Desmond grounded a double down the first base line, 
                  Bloomquist to third (CX)
 1-1  0 -23 30  Zobrist walked (BBBB)
 1-1  0 123 12  Rizzo grounded into a double play, Barmes to Keppinger to 
                  Alonso, Bloomquist scored, Desmond to third (FBCX)
 2-1  2 --3 01  Pence,H grounded a single up the middle, Desmond scored 
                  (SX)
 3-1  2 1-- 02  Pill flied out to right (CCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
 3-1  0 --- 12  Alonso lined a single to shallow right (CSFBX)
 3-1  0 1-- 22  McCutchen,A struck out (CSFBBC)
 3-1  1 1-- 10  Beltre lined a double to right center, Alonso to third 
                  (BX)
 3-1  1 -23 02  Upton,BJ struck out (CFFC)
 3-1  2 -23 01  Morales,K grounded a single between first and second, 
                  Alonso scored, Beltre to third (CX)
 3-2  2 1-3 00  Wieters lined out to left (X)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Twins batting
 3-2  0 --- 02  Ruggiano struck out (SFC)
 3-2  1 --- 22  Kendrick,H grounded out to second (BSBSFX)
 3-2  2 --- 22  Mathis struck out (CCBBS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
                Helton pinch hitting for Barmes
 3-2  0 --- 21  Helton grounded out to first (CBBX)
 3-2  1 --- 21  Maybin grounded out to second (BBFX)
 3-2  2 --- 00  Keppinger grounded out to third (X)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Twins batting
                Galvis now playing shortstop
 3-2  0 --- 12  Bloomquist lined a single to center (BSFX)
 3-2  0 1-- 10  Desmond lined a single down the right field line, 
                  Bloomquist to third (BX)
 3-2  0 1-3 12  Zobrist grounded out to short, Bloomquist scored, Desmond 
                  to second (FCBX)
                Logan now pitching
 4-2  1 -2- 22  Rizzo grounded out to first, Desmond to third (FFBBFX)
 4-2  2 --3 02  Pence,H grounded out to third (FFFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
 4-2  0 --- 22  Alonso struck out (CBSBC)
 4-2  1 --- 31  McCutchen,A walked (SBBBB)
                Miley now pitching
 4-2  1 1-- 11  Beltre lined a single to center, McCutchen,A to third 
                  (CBX)
                Hoover now pitching
 4-2  1 1-3 10  McCutchen,A scored, Beltre to second on an error by the 
                  third baseman Bloomquist, Upton,BJ to first (BX)
 4-3  1 12- 01  Hoover threw a wild pitch, Beltre to third, Upton,BJ to 
                  second (FB)
 4-3  1 -23 11  Morales,K popped out to third (FB.X)
 4-3  2 -23 12  Wieters struck out (SBCS)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Twins batting
                Flowers pinch hitting for Pill
                Coleman,L now pitching
                Granderson pinch hitting for Flowers
 4-3  0 --- 00  Granderson grounded out to first (X)
 4-3  1 --- 12  Ruggiano popped out to third (SBSX)
 4-3  2 --- 02  Kendrick,H struck out (FSC)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
                Romo now pitching
 4-3  0 --- 22  Galvis struck out (CFBBFS)
 4-3  1 --- 32  Maybin struck out (BCBBCC)
 4-3  2 --- 12  Keppinger homered deep down the left-field line (BCCFX)
 4-4  2 --- 01  Alonso popped out to third (FX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Twins batting
 4-4  0 --- 22  Mathis struck out (BBCFS)
 4-4  1 --- 11  Bloomquist popped out to third (CBX)
 4-4  2 --- 12  Desmond popped out to left (BCFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Athletics batting
 4-4  0 --- 20  McCutchen,A grounded out to second (BBX)
                Davis,W now pitching
 4-4  1 --- 20  Beltre grounded a double down the third base line (BBX)
 4-4  1 -2- 02  Upton,BJ lined out to first (CFX)
 4-4  2 -2- 12  Morales,K struck out (BCFC)
 
**************  Top of the 10th inning, Twins batting
 4-4  0 --- 32  Zobrist struck out (BBBCSFFS)
                Affeldt now pitching
 4-4  1 --- 21  Rizzo grounded out to the mound (BCBX)
 4-4  2 --- 11  Pence,H grounded out to second (SBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 10th inning, Athletics batting
 4-4  0 --- 21  Wieters to second on an error by the second baseman 
                  Kendrick,H (BBFX)
                Mastroianni pinch running for Wieters
 4-4  0 -2- 00  Galvis sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Mastroianni to 
                  third (Xb)
 4-4  1 --3 30  Maybin was walked intentionally (IIII)
                Holland,G now pitching
 4-4  1 1-3 32  Keppinger grounded a single between third and short, 
                  Mastroianni scored, Maybin to second (CBBBFFFX)