Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
Athletics Hitting
a-struck out looking for Brown in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BOlson (8, Maeda); Murphy (6, Anderson); Pinder (2, Maeda)
- RBIMurphy (17), Chapman 3 (18), Brown (13)
- SFChapman
- GIDPLowrie; Laureano
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP5-13 (Lowrie 0-3, Andrus 0-1, Canha 1-2, Olson 1-1, Murphy 1-1, Chapman 2-3, Laureano 0-1, Brown 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Pinder-Andrus-Olson)
Twins Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Rortvedt in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BCruz (3, Bassitt); Kepler (6, Diekman)
- HRSimmons (2, 8th inning off Diekman 1 on, 2 Out); Kepler (4, 2nd inning off Bassitt 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBISimmons 2 (10), Kepler 4 (17)
- 2Out RBISimmons 2
- SFKepler
- GIDPSimmons
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP2-10 (Cruz 0-1, Donaldson 0-1, Simmons 1-1, Kepler 1-2, Garver 0-1, Astudillo 0-1, Arraez 0-1, Larnach 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBPolanco (3, 2nd base off Romo/Murphy)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Polanco-Sanó , Donaldson-Sanó)
- EDonaldson (1, catch); Rortvedt (2, interference)
- AssistsLarnach (Chapman at 2nd base)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Smith(H, 2) |
S. Romo(H, 3) |
J. Diekman(B, 2) |
L. Trivino(W, 2-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 89-58 | 3.88 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 1.00 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 6.59 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-9 | 3.57 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.27 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 147-93 |
- Pitching
- WPDiekman
- HBPSanó (by Bassitt); Astudillo (by Bassitt)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRomo 4/5; Diekman 2/4; Smith 1/3; Bassitt 19/25; Trivino 4/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRomo-5-4-0-2; Diekman-3-3-0-3; Smith-0-0-1-3; Bassitt-17-7-17-15; Trivino-1-1-4-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsRomo 0-2; Smith 1-1; Bassitt 5-6; Trivino 1-3
- Game ScoresC Bassitt 41
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Rogers(L, 0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 89-56 | 5.26 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26-14 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28-14 | 5.28 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-10 | 3.00 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 166-102 |
- Pitching
- WPRogers
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedThielbar 1/6; Duffey 3/8; Rogers 3/5; Maeda 10/19; Anderson 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesThielbar-1-3-7-3; Duffey-6-3-1-4; Rogers-2-1-4-3; Maeda-10-12-18-15; Anderson-2-1-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsThielbar 1-0; Duffey 2-2; Rogers 1-1; Maeda 3-5; Anderson 0-2
- Game ScoresK Maeda 31
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Chapman singled to right center, Olson scored, Chapman thrown out at second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Kepler homered to right (408 feet), Larnach scored and Sanó scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Kepler hit sacrifice fly to center, Polanco scored. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Murphy singled to deep left center, Pinder scored. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Brown grounded out to second, Murphy scored, Canha to second, Andrus to third. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Laureano grounded into fielder's choice to third, Andrus scored on interference by catcher Rortvedt, Canha safe at third on error. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Chapman hit sacrifice fly to right, Canha scored, Laureano to third. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Chapman reached on infield single to third, Brown scored, Olson to second, Laureano to third. | 6 | 4 | ||
| 8th | Simmons homered to left (379 feet), Kepler scored. | 6 | 6 | ||
| 9th | Chapman struck out swinging, Laureano scored on Rogers wild pitch, Olson to second on wild pitch by Rogers. | 7 | 6 | ||
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
7:10 PM, 16 May 2021
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 10,270
Game Time:3:33
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - John Libka
- First Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
- Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
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 |

