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Brian Christopher Fuentes (; born August 9, 1975) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Josh Willingham made Brian Fuentes pay for a mistake over the plate, as his three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Twins a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
The Twins, one out away from their sixth shutout loss in May, had runners on the corners when Willingham stepped to the plate and hammered a 1-0 sinker into the bullpen beyond the wall in left-center."Most of the time home runs come on pitches over the middle of the plate. Pitchers aren't trying to throw it there," said Willingham. "I hit it well."Minnesota was 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position at the time of the blast -- Willingham's ninth of the season.Oakland has lost seven straight, including a 5-4 decision in the opener of the series after the Twins scored two runs in the eighth on Monday.A's starter Jarrod Parker was in line for the win after scattering four hits and four walks over six innings, but Fuentes (2-1) couldn't close the door in the ninth, first giving up a leadoff single t...Brandon McCarthy matched a career high with 10 strikeouts after missing his last start with a sore right shoulder, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tig...
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