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August 24, 2026 · AL West

Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics

August 24, 2026Sutter Health ParkClear 90°F · 10 mph, R To L
AWAY
Minnesota Twins
64-68
9
vs
HOME
Oakland Athletics
51-81
6

Game Highlights

Published August 25, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Josh Bell Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Josh Bell doubles (27) on a fly ball to left fielder Max Muncy. Byron Buxton scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. MIN 1, ATH 0
T3 Josh Bell Josh Bell grounds out softly to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Byron Buxton scores. MIN 2, ATH 0
B3 Lawrence Butler Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to shortstop Kaelen Culpepper, deflected by pitcher Zebby Matthews. Henry Bolte scores. MIN 2, ATH 1
T5 Ryan Kreidler Ryan Kreidler homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. MIN 3, ATH 1
T5 Kody Clemens Kody Clemens singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Byron Buxton scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. MIN 4, ATH 1
T6 Luke Keaschall Luke Keaschall doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Max Muncy. Kaelen Culpepper scores. Brooks Lee scores. Ryan Kreidler to 3rd. MIN 6, ATH 1
T6 Josh Bell Josh Bell out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Max Muncy. Ryan Kreidler scores. MIN 7, ATH 1
T8 Kody Clemens Kody Clemens singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Byron Buxton scores. Josh Bell to 2nd. MIN 8, ATH 1
T8 Kaelen Culpepper Kaelen Culpepper singles on a ground ball to second baseman Zack Gelof. Josh Bell scores. Royce Lewis to 2nd. MIN 9, ATH 1
B8 Tommy White Tommy White out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Henry Bolte scores. MIN 9, ATH 2
B9 Jeff McNeil Jeff McNeil doubles (17) on a ground ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Jonah Heim scores. Henry Bolte scores. MIN 9, ATH 4
B9 Zack Gelof Zack Gelof doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Jeff McNeil scores. MIN 9, ATH 5
B9 Lawrence Butler Lawrence Butler doubles (15) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Zack Gelof scores. MIN 9, ATH 6

Box score

  123456789 R
MIN 101023020 9
ATH 001000014 6

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Twins AWAY 9

Zebby Matthews started for Twins, leaving with a 7–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Yoendrys Gómez took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Zebby Matthews Starter 7.0 105 1 7 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Zebby Matthews threw
    CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 70% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 33 31% 9 2 5 11 6
    Four-Seam Fastball 26 25% 2 3 5 11 5
    Sinker 20 19% 3 6 4 2 5
    Changeup 12 11% 3 0 3 4 2
    Curveball 8 8% 3 0 0 5 0
    Cutter 6 6% 1 0 3 2 0
  • Tommy Nance Middle 1.0 16 1 0
  • Yoendrys Gómez Closer 0.2 20 4 0
  • Andrew Morris Setup 0.1 1 0 0 SV inherited 1, stranded 1
Athletics HOME 6

Jeffrey Springs started for Athletics, leaving trailing 1–4. Out of the bullpen, Hayden Juenger took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jeffrey Springs Starter 4.2 89 4 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jeffrey Springs threw
    CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 74% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 34 38% 2 8 10 9 5
    Changeup 31 35% 4 0 7 13 7
    Slider 15 17% 1 5 2 2 5
    Cutter 5 6% 0 1 0 4 0
    Sweeper 4 4% 0 1 1 1 1
  • Hayden Juenger Middle 0.2 19 3 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Kade Morris Middle 2.2 41 2 2 inherited 3, 1 scored
  • Drew Rom Setup 1.0 10 0 0

Where the game turned

1 run Top 1st · off Springs
  • Bell 2B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · MIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Luke Keaschall RF 6 0 2 2 0 1 .274 .364 .387 .751 2 2B
Byron Buxton CF 5 4 3 0 1 0 .256 .321 .515 .836 2B
Ryan Jeffers C 4 0 1 0 2 0 .281 .388 .485 .873
Josh Bell DH 3 1 1 3 0 0 .253 .318 .424 .742 2B
Kody Clemens LF 5 0 2 2 0 2 .239 .294 .465 .759
Royce Lewis 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .303 .404 .707
Kaelen Culpepper SS 5 1 4 1 0 0 .340 .382 .480 .862
Brooks Lee 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .247 .300 .431 .731
Ryan Kreidler 2B 4 2 1 1 0 2 .227 .279 .382 .661 HR (6)
HOME · ATH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Henry Bolte CF 4 3 3 0 1 0 .276 .352 .374 .726
Jeff McNeil 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .267 .318 .362 .680 2B
Zack Gelof 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .261 .324 .464 .788 2B
Lawrence Butler RF 3 0 2 2 2 1 .223 .318 .363 .681 2B
Tommy White 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .254 .275 .325 .600
Donovan Walton SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .374 .443 .817
Max Muncy LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .215 .286 .378 .664
Carlos Cortes DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .332 .397 .729
Jonah Heim C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .205 .268 .378 .646

Pitching lines

AWAY · MIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Zebby Matthews 7.0 6 1 1 1 7 0 105 4.86 W
Tommy Nance 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16 3.35
Yoendrys Gómez 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 20 3.79
Andrew Morris 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.41 SV
HOME · ATH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jeffrey Springs 4.2 7 4 4 2 3 1 89 6.08 L
Hayden Juenger 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 19 9.00
Kade Morris 2.2 5 2 2 0 2 0 41 10.66
Drew Rom 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.35

Manager comparison

AWAY · MIN
Derek Shelton
Derek Shelton
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 1.2 R IBBs 3.8 R
HOME · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 4.3 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 3.3 R

Recent form

AWAY · MIN
4-6 W1 -11 run diff
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HOME · ATH
3-7 L6 -34 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with MIN listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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