Athletics 4, Mariners 8 (49-60)

SEATTLE - AUGUST 01: Hideki Matsui(notes) #55 of the Oakland Athletics hits a sacrifice fly in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on August 1, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners defeated the Athletics 8-4. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)


H. Matsui dh .258

WP: B. Beavan (2-2)
LP: T. Cahill (9-10)
HR: OAK - K. Suzuki (9)


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Twins 3, Athletics 7 (49-59)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 31: Conor Jackson(notes) #28 of the Oakland Athletics slides home safe as Drew Butera(notes) #41 of the Minnesota Twins waits for the throw on a Ryan Sweeney(notes) double in the third inning at O.co Coliseum on July 31, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)



C. Jackson 1b     .268


WP: B. McCarthy (4-5)
LP: C. Pavano (6-8)
HR: MIN - J. Thome (8)

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Twins 3, Athletics 8 (48-59)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 30: Jemile Weeks(notes) #19 of the Oakland Athletics triples in the second inning against theMinnesota Twins at O.co Coliseum on July 30, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)


J. Weeks 2b .297

WP: G. Moscoso (4-5) LP: N. Blackburn (7-8)

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Twins 9, Athletics 5 (47-59)

Josh Willingham (right) is congratulated by third-base coach Mike Gallego after his a two-run home run off Francisco Liriano in the first inning.


W: Liriano (7-8, 4.67) ; L: Gonzalez, G (9-8, 2.84)
HR: MIN: Cuddyer (16) .  OAK: Willingham 2 (15) .


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Rays 10, Athletics 8 (47-58)

Conor Jackson hits a two-run homer to cap the A's five-run first inning.

Jackson, C, 1B

.264

W: Davis, W (8-7, 4.62) ; L: Ziegler (3-2, 2.43) ; SV: Farnsworth (20) HR: TB: Longoria (14) , Upton, B (16) , Jennings (1) . OAK: Jackson, C (4) , Suzuki, K (8) .


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Rays 4, Athletics 13 (47-57)

Hideki Matsui swings for a three-run home run off James Shields during the fourth inning.


W: Cahill (9-9, 3.58) ; L: Shields (9-9, 3.03)
HR: TB: Joyce (15) .  OAK: Sweeney (1) ,  Matsui (9) .

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Rays 1, Athletics 6 (46-57)

Cliff Pennington hits an RBI double against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Pennington, SS .264

W: McCarthy (3-5, 3.52) ; L: Price (9-9, 3.76)
HR: TB: Zobrist (13) .

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