Athletics at Minnesota Twins

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Athletics

44-60, 24-30 Away

Final
0 - 2

Minnesota Twins

52-54, 27-26 Home

Roden's 2-RBI single, and Rojas' strong start on short notice help Twins top Athletics 2-0

Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins: Game Highlights

The Twins had not scored in 25 of their previous 27 innings before Roden drove in a pair in the bottom of the sixth off A's reliever Mason Barnett. Minnesota was shut out in Friday's series opener and scored in just two innings Thursday in Cleveland.

Minnesota left-hander Kendry Rojas moved into the starting role after scheduled starter Mike Paredes was scratched with a left oblique strain he suffered during warmups. Rojas was solid in four innings of work, striking out five and allowing just one hit.

Taylor Rogers (6-3) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Rojas to earn the win. Yoendrys Gómez picked up his 13th save of the season and his 12th with the Twins. Barnett (1-1) took the loss for the A’s.

Nick Kurtz returned to action for the Athletics on Saturday after spending time on the injured list with a right thumb strain. He struggled in his return, striking out four times as the designated hitter.

The Athletics' best chance on offense came in the top of the eighth after the first two batters reach base against Twins reliever Andrew Morris. But Morris struck out Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom and got Jonah Heim to ground out to escape the jam.

Up next Athletics LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-8, 5.96 ERA) looks for his first win since April 14. The Twins have not named a starter, but Connor Prielipp (2-5, 5.00) is expected to return from the IL and start.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	McNeil lined out to center.
	9th Inning	Walton struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	White lined out to first.
	9th Inning	Gómez relieved Morris
	8th Inning	Lewis struck out swinging.
	8th Inning	Bell struck out swinging.

Statistics

ATH		MIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
10	Ground Balls	11
10	Strikeouts	8
0	Runs Batted In	2
1	Sacrifice Hit	0
3	Hits	6
0	Stolen Bases	1
3	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
0	Runs	2
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
30	At Bats	30
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
14	Runners Left On Base	11
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	2
11	Fly Balls	11
0	Caught Stealing	0
133	Pitches	120
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
5	Total Bases	8
34	Plate Appearances	32
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
2	Extra Base Hits	2
0.3	Runs Created	2.1
.100	Batting Average	.200
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.167	Slugging Percentage	.267
.167	Secondary Average	.167
.182	On Base Percentage	.250
.348	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.517
0.9	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.0
0.3	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.4
7.0	Batter Rating	19.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.91	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.75
.067	Isolated Power	.067
0.30	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.25
.088	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.063
.067	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.033
0.0	Runs Produced	4.0
0.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.2	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.3
58.8	MLB Rating	69.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0