 | | TRUE COLORS BASEBALL LEAGUE MINNESOTA TWINS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 07/02/1910 |  | | | | |
 | | TRUE COLORS BASEBALL LEAGUE | | MINNESOTA TWINS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS | | GAME ID: 652 - SATURDAY, JULY 2ND , 1910 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Minnesota Twins (39-43) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | Philadelphia Athletics (60-22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
| Twins Score Late, Topple Athletics, 6-2 | Minnesota Twins starter Stephen Strasburg was in fine form against the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park, leading his team to a win, 6-2. Strasburg went 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. His record improves to 10-5. The Twins raised their record to 39-43.
Minnesota used the clutch hitting of Larry Howard to capture the win. The catcher drilled a bases-clearing double in the top of the ninth inning to give the Twins the lead, 5-2. For the game, Howard had 1 single and 1 double in 5 at-bats.
"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Howard told the Minnesota Today.
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| MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - E. Foster pinch hit for N. Gordon in the 9th
b - B. Hall pinch hit for J. Brohamer in the 9th
c - B. Mackey pinch hit for B. Buxton in the 9th
d - J. Wasdell substituted for B. Mackey in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Buxton (11, 5th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Howard (13, 9th Inning off S. Doolittle, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Buxton 2 , L. Howard 3 , B. Robinson , G. Foster 2 , N. Gordon , J. Brohamer
2-out RBI: L. Howard , B. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Orr , B. Robinson , D. Span 2 , N. Gordon
Sac Bunt: B. Hall
Hit by Pitch: B. Sample
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
SB: B. Robinson (13) | | | BATTING
Doubles: B. Lawrie (13, 5th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Ashburn (4, 5th Inning off S. Strasburg, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ashburn 4 , J. Benjamin , D. Driessen , B. McCoy , B. Lawrie 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Olson , A. Lind , B. McCoy
Hit by Pitch: M. Olson
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Benjamin (1) , D. Driessen (3)
CS: B. Lawrie (5)
FIELDING
Errors: M. Tejada (9) | | |
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| MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Strasburg W (10-5) | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 128 | 2.81 | | O. Scheetz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.13 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Waddell L (12-5) | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 130 | 2.73 | | S. Doolittle | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2.39 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Stephen Strasburg
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 19877 |
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