Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins

Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 8:05PM CST

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Game Recap

On Saturday night, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 3-2 in a walk-off victory. Stephen Piscotty scored the winning run in the ninth inning on a wild pitch thrown by Trevor Hildenberger. This marked the Athletics' second consecutive walk-off win against the Twins and reduced their magic number to clinch a playoff berth to one.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 22nd, 2018

Time: 8:05PM CST

Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Location: Oakland, California

Attendance: 36,731

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Game Stats


Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

Doubles: Lucroy (21, De Jong); Piscotty (41, Hildenberger)

Home Runs: Semien (13, 5th inning off De Jong 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Semien 2 (64)

Ground Into Double Play: Chapman; Davis

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-10 (Chapman 0-2, Davis 0-3, Semien 0-1, Laureano 0-1, Canha 0-1, Olson 0-1, Lowrie 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Davis 3; Olson 1


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fiers 15/23; Familia 3/4; Buchter 1/3; Rodney 1/2; Treinen 4/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fiers 14-8-18-15; Familia 2-2-1-4; Buchter 1-1-9-2; Rodney 3-0-2-1; Treinen 1-3-2-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fiers 4-9; Familia 1-1; Buchter 0-2; Rodney 1-0; Treinen 1-1

Game Scores: M Fiers 64



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Astudillo (2, Fiers); Adrianza (22, Familia)

Runs Batted In: Mauer (46), Astudillo (15)

Sacrifice Flies: Mauer

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Astudillo 1-1, Adrianza 0-1, Mauer 0-1, Petit 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Adrianza 1; Mauer 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Vasquez pitched to 1 batter in the 5th;Littell pitched to 2 batters in the 8th

Wild Pitches: De Jong; Hildenberger

Intentional Walks: Joyce (By Hildenberger)

Hit By Pitch: Canha (By Vasquez)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: De Jong 14/18; Vasquez 0/1; Drake 1/3; Littell 3/8; Duffey 1/1; Rogers 0/1; Hildenberger 5/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: De Jong 14-0-6-17; Vasquez 0-0-0-0; Drake 1-4-3-0; Littell 3-3-6-6; Duffey 1-0-0-1; Rogers 1-0-0-1; Hildenberger 2-4-9-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: De Jong 6-7; Vasquez 0-0; Drake 0-0; Littell 2-3; Duffey 2-0; Rogers 1-0; Hildenberger 0-0

Game Scores: C De Jong 44


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Petit-Mauer, Adrianza-Petit-Mauer)

Errors: Polanco (13, throw)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Polanco (6, 2nd base by Buchter)

Stolen Bases: Kepler (4, 2nd base off Fiers/Lucroy)


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