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Liriano, Twins falter
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Athletics 11, Twins 2
Francisco Liriano threw 35 pitches, 15 for strikes, on Thursday afternoon. (AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Center fielder Carlos Gomez led off the game with a home run and gave the Twins a quick lead, but that lead disappeared when Francisco Liriano was charged with six runs on five hits over two-thirds of an inning, and the Twins dropped the finale and series to the Athletics.
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Series at a glance:
MIN
Minnesota (10-12)
Lost 2 		Oakland 11, Minnesota 2   OAK
Oakland (14-9)
Won 2
April 24, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Minnesota
 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0   2 9 2
Oakland
 6 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 X   11 15 0
Standings thru 4/24/08  |  Recap: MIN | OAK  |  Gameday  |  Twins stats  |  Athletics stats
MinnesotaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Gomez, CF4121001.242
Harris, 2B4000003.275
Kubel, RF3000001.267
  Span, RF1010000.258
Morneau, 1B3000010.256
  Tolbert, 3B1000001.350
Young, LF4020010.262
Monroe, DH4010012.270
Redmond, C3110122.154
Buscher, 3B-1B4011004.250
Punto, SS3010003.267
Totals342921517 

BATTING
2B: Redmond (1, Smith).
HR: Gomez (1, 1st inning off Smith, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Gomez 5; Span; Young 2; Monroe; Redmond 2; Buscher; Punto.
RBI: Gomez (6), Buscher (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kubel.
GIDP: Harris; Punto.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Buscher (1, fielding), Kubel (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Kubel (Denorfia at 3rd base).
DP: (Punto-Harris-Morneau).
 
OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Suzuki, C4222101.316
Ellis, 2B5220003.247
Sweeney, M, 1B4022003.322
  Barton, 1B1000000.262
Thomas, DH3100201.159
Brown, E, RF4112003.276
Crosby, SS4110102.297
Denorfia, LF4011123.286
Murphy, 3B5334012.286
Davis, CF4130001.182
Totals381115115319 

BATTING
2B: Sweeney, M (4, Bass), Suzuki (4, Bass).
3B: Davis (1, Bass).
HR: Murphy 2 (2, 5th inning off Bass, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Crain, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Suzuki 3; Ellis 2; Sweeney, M 3; Brown, E; Crosby; Denorfia; Murphy 9; Davis 5.
RBI: Brown, E 2 (19), Denorfia (5), Murphy 4 (6), Suzuki 2 (8), Sweeney, M 2 (7).
2-out RBI: Suzuki; Murphy.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ellis; Davis; Denorfia; Brown, E.
GIDP: Brown, E.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Denorfia (2, 2nd base off Bass/Redmond).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Crosby-Ellis-Sweeney, M, Murphy-Ellis-Barton).
 
MinnesotaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Liriano (L, 0-3)0.256630011.32
Bass 3.17431214.30
Crain 2.02111015.87
Reyes 1.00000000.00
Rincon 1.01000104.15
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Smith (W, 2-0)7.07221312.88
Brown, A 1.01000000.00
Devine 1.01000200.00

Bass pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

HBP: Brown, E (by Bass).
Pitches-strikes: Liriano 35-15, Bass 70-39, Crain 23-15, Reyes 15-9, Rincon 15-13, Smith 91-58, Brown, A 20-11, Devine 20-14.
Ground outs-fly outs: Liriano 0-1, Bass 6-1, Crain 1-5, Reyes 1-2, Rincon 1-1, Smith 9-9, Brown, A 0-3, Devine 1-0.
Batters faced: Liriano 9, Bass 19, Crain 9, Reyes 3, Rincon 4, Smith 27, Brown, A 4, Devine 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Bass 2-1, Crain 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.
Weather: 58 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 9 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:37.
Att: 12,593.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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