Saturday, August 25th, 2018 6:10PM CST
Oakland defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Saturday night. Jonathan Lucroy was instrumental in the victory, hitting a home run and driving in four runs. Mike Fiers provided an effective pitching performance that extended into the sixth inning, helping the Athletics maintain their hold on the second wild card spot with the win.
Date: Saturday, August 25th, 2018
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 28,772
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ATH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Home Runs: Sanó (12, 4th inning off Fiers 0 on, 2 Out); Austin (12, 7th inning off Trivino 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Sanó (39), Austin (30)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sanó
Ground Into Double Play: Astudillo
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Forsythe 0-1, Rosario 0-2, Polanco 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rosario 2; Polanco 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gonsalves 10/23; Busenitz 3/7; Moya 4/6; May 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gonsalves 15-6-10-17; Busenitz 7-2-4-6; Moya 4-1-1-6; May 4-3-10-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gonsalves 6-5; Busenitz 2-3; Moya 0-3; May 0-0
Game Scores: S Gonsalves 35

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Forsythe-Mauer)
Assists: Cave (Pinder at 3rd base, Chapman at 2nd base)

Doubles: Olson (29, Moya); Laureano (1, Moya)
Home Runs: Lucroy (3, 4th inning off Gonsalves 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Lucroy 4 (45), Olson (61), Laureano (10)
2-out Runs Batted In: Lucroy 4, Olson, Laureano
Ground Into Double Play: Lowrie
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-5 (Lucroy 2-3, Laureano 1-1, Semien 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lucroy 1; Semien 2

Pitcher Notes: Buchter pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Wild Pitches: Fiers
Hit By Pitch: Astudillo (By Trivino)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fiers 14/23; Trivino 1/4; Buchter 1/1; Familia 4/6; Treinen 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fiers 17-11-21-14; Trivino 2-3-2-2; Buchter 1-0-0-1; Familia 3-2-2-5; Treinen 3-2-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fiers 6-4; Trivino 1-0; Buchter 0-0; Familia 1-3; Treinen 2-0
Game Scores: M Fiers 60

Double Plays: 1 (Semien-Lowrie-Canha)

Caught Stealing: Semien (6, 2nd base by Gonsalves)
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