Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics

Saturday, August 25th, 2018 6:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

2
vs.
Final

Athletics

ATH

Away

6
Athletics

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, August 25th, 2018

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 28,772

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 000100100
AthleticsATH 010300020

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Forsythe-Mauer)

Assists: Cave (Pinder at 3rd base, Chapman at 2nd base)



Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

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


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

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


Athletics Fielding

Athletics Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Semien-Lowrie-Canha)


Athletics Baserunning

Athletics Baserunning

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


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