Division series
American League
Wednesday’s results
Oakland 5, Minnesota 2
Oakland leads series 2-0
Detroit at New York, ppd.
New York leads series 1-0
Today’s game
“Detroit (Verlander 17-9) at New York (Mussina 15-7), 10:09 a.m. TV: ESPN
National League
Wednesday’s result
New York 6, Los Angeles 5
New York leads series 1-0
Today’s games
“St. Louis (Weaver 5-8)
at San Diego (D.Wells 1-2), 1:09 p.m. TV: ESPN
“Los Angeles (Kuo 1-5)
at New York (Glavine 15-7), 5:19 p.m. TV: Fox 28
Athletics 5, Twins 2
| Oakland | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Kendall c | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Kotsay cf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Bradley rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Thomas dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .571 |
| EChavez 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Payton lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Swisher 1b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| Scutaro ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Ellis 2b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| DJimenez 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Minnesota | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| LCastillo 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| Punto 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Mauer c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Cuddyer rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Morneau 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| THunter cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| RoWhite lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tyner dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Bartlett ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Oakland | 000 | 020 | 201—5 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 000 | 002 | 000—2 | 9 | 0 |
LOB—Oakland 6, Minnesota 9. 2B—Kendall (1), Thomas (1), Swisher 2 (2), Scutaro (2). HR—Kotsay (1), off DReyes; Morneau (1), off Loaiza; Cuddyer (1), off Loaiza. RBIs—Kendall (1), Kotsay 2 (2), Scutaro (2), Cuddyer (1), Morneau (1). SB—Tyner (1). GIDP—Kotsay. RLISP—Oakland 4 (Kotsay, Bradley, Payton, Scutaro); Minnesota 5 (Punto, Mauer, Morneau, RoWhite, Bartlett). RMU—Kotsay, EChavez, Scutaro, Ellis. DP—Minnesota 1 (Morneau and Bartlett).
| Oakland | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Loaiza | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 3.60 |
| Calero W,1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Duchscherer H,1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Street S,2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4.50 |
| Minnesota | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Bonser | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 3.00 |
| Neshek L,0-1 | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9.00 |
| DReyes | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27.00 |
| JRincon | 1 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6.75 |
| Nathan | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.00 |
Loaiza pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. IR-S—DReyes 1-1, Nathan 1-1. WP—Nathan. T—3:02. A—55,710 (46,564).
Mets 6, Dodgers 5
| Los Angeles | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Furcal ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Lofton cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| d-RMartinez ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1-Repko pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Garciaparra 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| JKent 2b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| JDrew rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Martin c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| MarAnderson lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Betemit 3b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| DLowe p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Hendrickson p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| b-JLugo ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Penny p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Broxton p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| c-Saenz ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| New York | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| JBReyes ss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Lo Duca c | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Beltran cf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| CDelgado 1b | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .800 |
| Wright 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| CFloyd lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Heilman p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| BWagner p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| ShGreen rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Valentin 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Maine p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Feliciano p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Bradford p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| a-Tucker ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mota p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chavez lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | 010 | 000 | 301—5 | 11 | 1 |
| New York | 000 | 202 | 20x—6 | 9 | 1 |
a-popped out for Bradford in the 5th. b-struck out for Hendrickson in the 7th. c-flied out for Broxton in the 9th. d-doubled for Lofton in the 9th. 1-ran for Martinez in the 9th. E—JKent (1), Valentin (1). LOB—Los Angeles 7, New York 10. 2B—RMartinez (1), Garciaparra (1), MarAnderson (1), Betemit (1), Wright 2 (2). HR—CFloyd (1), off DLowe; CDelgado (1), off DLowe. RBIs—Furcal (1), RMartinez (1), Garciaparra 2 (2), MarAnderson (1), CDelgado 2 (2), Wright 3 (3), CFloyd (1). SB—Furcal (1), JBReyes (1). S—DLowe. RLISP—Los Angeles 4 (Garciaparra 2, JKent, DLowe); New York 7 (CDelgado 2, Wright, ShGreen 2, Mota 2). RMU—Lofton, Saenz. DP—New York 1 (ShGreen, Valentin and Lo Duca).
| Los Angeles | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| DLowe | 5 1/3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 94 | 6.75 |
| Hendrickson | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Penny L,0-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 18.00 |
| Broxton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0.00 |
| New York | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Maine | 4 1/3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 80 | 2.08 |
| Feliciano | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Bradford | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Mota W,1-0 BS,1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 13.50 |
| Heilman H,1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 |
| BWagner S,1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9.00 |
IR-S—Hendrickson 2-0, Feliciano 2-0, Bradford 2-0. IBB—off DLowe (CFloyd) 1, off Maine (Betemit) 1. HBP—by Hendrickson (Valentin). T—3:05. A—56,979 (57,333).