Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
57-42, 26-22 Away
5
57-42, 26-22 Away
Final
59-37, 29-18 Home
3
59-37, 29-18 Home
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BSemien (25, Odorizzi); Laureano 2 (23, Odorizzi, Harper)
- 3BSemien (4, Littell)
- HRSemien (15, 1st inning off Odorizzi 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIDavis 2 (48), Semien (50), Olson (41), Pinder (29)
- 2Out RBIDavis, Olson, Pinder
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP4-11 (Profar 0-2, Grossman 0-2, Davis 2-3, Herrmann 0-1, Semien 0-1, Olson 1-1, Pinder 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSSemien (5, 2nd base by Odorizzi/Castro)
- SBGrossman (6, 2nd base off Harper/Castro); Semien (6, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Castro)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Semien-Profar-Olson)
- EOlson (4, ground ball)
Twins Hitting
a-lined out to left for Castro in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BPolanco (26, Bassitt)
- HRGonzalez (11, 3rd inning off Bassitt 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGonzalez 2 (33)
- 2Out RBIGonzalez (2)
- GIDPCron
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP0-4 (Kepler 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Cron 0-1, Polanco 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Cron , Cron-Garver-Cron)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Bassitt(W, 7-4) |
R. Buchter(H, 10) |
J. Soria(H, 10) |
L. Hendriks(S, 7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 94-63 | 3.96 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.16 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-12 | 4.57 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20-15 | 1.15 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 145-98 |
- Pitching
- HBPCruz (by Bassitt); Arraez (by Bassitt)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSoria 4/5; Hendriks 5/5; Buchter 2/5; Bassitt 18/24
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSoria-3-1-3-4; Hendriks-7-5-1-2; Buchter-4-0-0-4; Bassitt-14-8-23-18
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSoria 0-3; Hendriks 1-1; Buchter 1-3; Bassitt 7-6
- Game ScoresC Bassitt 47
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Harper(L, 3-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 88-56 | 3.18 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29-18 | 3.18 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 3.48 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-6 | 3.34 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.15 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 154-98 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedParker 1/3; Odorizzi 14/22; Harper 6/6; Duffey 3/4; Littell 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesParker-2-2-0-2; Odorizzi-18-10-11-17; Harper-4-3-6-5; Duffey-2-2-3-3; Littell-3-2-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsParker 0-1; Odorizzi 5-6; Harper 1-1; Duffey 2-0; Littell 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Odorizzi 44
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Semien homered to left (385 feet). | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | Davis singled to right center, Canha scored, Laureano to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Sanó scored on error by first baseman Olson, Kepler safe at first on error by first baseman Olson, Castro to second, Castro safe at third on error by first baseman Olson. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | Gonzalez homered to right (397 feet), Cruz scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 5th | Olson singled to center, Semien scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 6th | Davis singled to left, Laureano scored. | 4 | 3 | |
| 6th | Pinder singled to left, Grossman scored, Pinder to second. | 5 | 3 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Target Field
1:10 AM, 20 July 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 31,082
Game Time:3:21
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
- First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Second Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
- Third Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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