Thursday, September 28th, 2023 12:10PM CST
Rookie Ryan Noda provided the decisive moment in the eighth inning, hitting a tiebreaking home run that propelled the Oakland Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the AL Central champion Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
Date: Thursday, September 28th, 2023
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,466
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ATH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Wallner (10, Jiménez)
Ground Into Double Play: Wallner
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Solano 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Larnach 0-1, Jeffers 0-2, Wallner 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Jeffers 1; Wallner 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gray 10/16; Maeda 10/13; Varland 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gray-6-8-8-11; Maeda-6-16-10-6; Varland-2-5-7-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gray 4-4; Maeda 3-2; Varland 2-0
Game Scores: S Gray 55

Passed Balls: Jeffers

Home Runs: Noda (16, 8th inning off Maeda 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Allen (19), Noda (54)
2-out Runs Batted In: Allen
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-2 (Allen 1-1, Bleday 0-1)

Hit By Pitch: Kirilloff (by Medina)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: May 1/3; Erceg 3/6; Medina 14/24; Jiménez 0/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: May-5-0-4-2; Erceg-4-2-14-2; Medina-18-5-16-15; Jiménez-2-3-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: May 1-1; Erceg 0-2; Medina 6-7; Jiménez 1-1
Game Scores: L Medina 63

Double Plays: 1 (Gelof-Allen-Noda)
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