MLB

Athletics at Minnesota Twins

· Major League Baseball
Athletics
44-61, 24-31 Away
Final
8 - 11
Minnesota Twins
53-54, 28-26 Home

Jeffers drives in 3 runs and Prielipp wins in return from IL as Twins beat Athletics 11-8

Twins put up 11 runs and take the series vs. the A's

Kody Clemens was 3 for 5 with two triples and an RBI, and Ryan Kreidler doubled three times and drove in a run for the Twins.

Prielipp (3-5), who had been sidelined by a blister on his middle finger, allowed two hits and one walk while striking out five.

Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer for the Athletics in the sixth. Jeff McNeil and Carlos Cortes each drove in two runs.

Royce Lewis reached when he grounded into an run-scoring fielder's choice and stole second base before Clemens hit an RBI triple and scored on a throwing error by shortstop Alika Williams to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

Alex Jackson scored from third after reliever Luis Morales balked with the bases loaded, and Jeffers followed with a two-run single that made it 6-0 in the second.

Kreidler doubled leading off the fourth, stole third base and scored on a throwing error by catcher Jonah Heim to push the lead to 7-0.

Kreidler doubled and stole third base before he scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Martin in the sixth to make it 8-3.

Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs left the game in the second due to an apparent injury and was replaced by Morales. Springs (3-10) allowed five runs, four earned, in 1 1/3 innings.

Athletics hitting coach Chris Cron was ejected by plate umpire Chad Fairchild in the second.

Up next Athletics RHP Jack Perkins (2-5, 6.75 ERA) starts Monday in the opener of a four-game series against Boston at home.

After a day off, Twins RHP Taj Bradley (9-4, 3.65) pitches Tuesday against Kansas City to begin a three-game series.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Wilson grounded out to first.
9th Inning Cortes to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Cortes grounded into fielder's choice to second, Walton scored, McNeil out at second.
9th Inning McNeil singled to right, White scored, Walton to third.
9th Inning Walton singled to right, White to third.
9th Inning Butler flied out to center.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
10 Ground Balls 11
6 Strikeouts 6
8 Runs Batted In 8
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 13
0 Stolen Bases 3
3 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
8 Runs 11
2 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 2
32 At Bats 37
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 3
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 3
17 Fly Balls 22
0 Caught Stealing 0
147 Pitches 156
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
12 Total Bases 22
37 Plate Appearances 41
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 6
3.6 Runs Created 8.7
.250 Batting Average .351
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.375 Slugging Percentage .595
.219 Secondary Average .378
.324 On Base Percentage .366
.699 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .960
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
3.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 9.0
45.0 Batter Rating 67.5
32.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.97 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.80
.125 Isolated Power .243
0.50 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.33
.081 Walks Per Plate Appearance .049
-.031 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .027
16.0 Runs Produced 19.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.7
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
88.8 MLB Rating 107.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,701 | Capacity:

2026 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 81 W2 0.5 81
Texas 1 82 L1 0.49382716 80
Seattle 5 86 W2 0.4691358 76
Athletics 17 98 L2 0.39506173 64
Los Angeles 19 100 L2 0.38271606 62

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 77 L1 0.52469134 85
Chicago 1 78 W1 0.5185185 84
Minnesota 8 85 W1 0.47530866 77
Detroit 9 86 L1 0.4691358 76
Kansas City 16 93 W1 0.42592594 69
Full Standings