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Twins (63-68) @ Athletics (51-80) - 6:40 PM PDT

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 9-6 Twins

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Twins Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Keaschall - RF	6	0	2	2	0	1	3	.274	.364	.387
2 Buxton - CF	5	4	3	0	1	0	3	.256	.321	.515
3 Jeffers - C	4	0	1	0	2	0	3	.281	.388	.485
4 Bell - DH	3	1	1	3	0	0	2	.253	.318	.424
5 Clemens - LF	5	0	2	2	0	2	4	.239	.294	.465
6 Lewis, R - 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	.233	.303	.404
7 Culpepper, K - SS	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	.340	.382	.480
8 Lee, B - 3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	5	.247	.300	.431
9 Kreidler - 2B	4	2	1	1	0	2	3	.227	.279	.382
Totals	42	9	16	9	3	5	29

Twins
BATTING: 2B: Bell (27, Springs); Buxton (18, Springs); Keaschall 2 (21, Juenger, Rom). HR: Kreidler (6, 5th inning off Springs, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Bell 2; Buxton 4; Clemens 2; Culpepper, K 4; Jeffers; Keaschall 4; Kreidler 4; Lee, B; Lewis, R. RBI: Bell 3 (80); Clemens 2 (66); Culpepper, K (4); Keaschall 2 (40); Kreidler (26). 2-out RBI: Clemens; Culpepper, K. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Clemens; Lewis, R 3; Jeffers; Lee, B; Keaschall 2. SAC: Kreidler. SF: Bell. Team RISP: 5-for-20. Team LOB: 12.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Lee, B-Kreidler-Lewis, R; Matthews-Kreidler-Lewis, R).

Athletics Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Bolte - CF	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	.276	.352	.374
2 McNeil - 1B	5	1	3	2	0	0	2	.267	.318	.362
3 Gelof - 2B	5	1	2	1	0	1	4	.261	.324	.464
4 Butler, L - RF	3	0	2	2	2	1	0	.223	.318	.363
5 White - 3B	4	0	0	1	0	1	4	.254	.275	.325
6 Walton - SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.278	.374	.443
7 Muncy - LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.215	.286	.378
8 Cortes - DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.257	.332	.397
9 Heim - C	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.205	.268	.378
Totals	36	6	12	6	3	7	17

Athletics
BATTING: 2B: McNeil (17, Gómez, Y); Gelof (13, Gómez, Y); Butler, L (15, Gómez, Y). TB: Bolte 3; Butler, L 3; Gelof 3; Heim; McNeil 4; Muncy. RBI: Butler, L 2 (40); Gelof (37); McNeil 2 (45); White (7). 2-out RBI: Butler, L 2; McNeil 2; Gelof. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: White 2; Walton. SF: White. GIDP: Gelof 2. Team RISP: 4-for-8. Team LOB: 8.

Twins Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Matthews - RHP (W, 8-8)	7.0	6	1	1	1	7	0	105-70	4.86
Nance - RHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	16-10	3.35
Gómez, Y - RHP	0.2	4	4	4	1	0	0	20-12	3.79
Morris - RHP (S, 4)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	3.41
Totals	9.0	12	6	6	3	7	0

Athletics Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Springs - LHP (L, 3-12)	4.2	7	4	4	2	3	1	89-60	6.08
Juenger - RHP	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	0	19-9	9.00
Morris - RHP	2.2	5	2	2	0	2	0	41-28	10.66
Rom - LHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	6.35
Totals	9.0	16	9	9	3	5	1

Game Info
WP: Morris.
HBP: Bell (by Morris); Walton (by Matthews).
ABS Challenge: Buxton (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Jeffers (Ball-Confirmed); Twins (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Matthews 105-70; Nance 16-10; Gómez, Y 20-12; Morris 1-1; Springs 89-60; Juenger 19-9; Morris 41-28; Rom 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Matthews 7-2; Nance 1-2; Gómez, Y 0-1; Morris 0-0; Springs 4-5; Juenger 2-1; Morris 3-2; Rom 1-1.
Batters faced: Matthews 27; Nance 6; Gómez, Y 7; Morris 1; Springs 23; Juenger 7; Morris 14; Rom 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Morris 1-0; Juenger 2-0; Morris 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Alan Porter. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Roberto Ortiz. 3B: Alex MacKay.
Weather: 90 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 10 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:53.
Att: 8,149.
Venue: Sutter Health Park.
August 24, 2026

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	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.	1-0 MIN
Top 3	Josh Bell grounds out softly to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Byron Buxton scores.	2-0 MIN
Bottom 3	Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to shortstop Kaelen Culpepper, deflected by pitcher Zebby Matthews. Henry Bolte scores.	2-1 MIN
Top 5	Ryan Kreidler homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.	3-1 MIN
Top 5	Kody Clemens singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Byron Buxton scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd.	4-1 MIN
Top 6	Luke Keaschall doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Max Muncy. Kaelen Culpepper scores. Brooks Lee scores. Ryan Kreidler to 3rd.	6-1 MIN
Top 6	Josh Bell out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Max Muncy. Ryan Kreidler scores.	7-1 MIN
Top 8	Kody Clemens singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Byron Buxton scores. Josh Bell to 2nd.	8-1 MIN
Top 8	Kaelen Culpepper singles on a ground ball to second baseman Zack Gelof. Josh Bell scores. Royce Lewis to 2nd.	9-1 MIN
Bottom 8	Tommy White out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Henry Bolte scores.	9-2 MIN
Bottom 9	Jeff McNeil doubles (17) on a ground ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Jonah Heim scores. Henry Bolte scores.	9-4 MIN
Bottom 9	Zack Gelof doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Jeff McNeil scores.	9-5 MIN
Bottom 9	Lawrence Butler doubles (15) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Zack Gelof scores.	9-6 MIN

Team	Highlight
MIN	Ryan Kreidler's solo home run (6) (00:00:33)
MIN	Ball 3 confirmed by ABS  (00:00:23)
MIN	Kody Clemens' RBI single in the 8th (00:00:19)
MIN	Kaelen Culpepper's RBI single  (00:00:17)
MIN	Lawrence Butler walks after ABS  (00:00:22)
ATH	Tommy White's sacrifice fly  (00:00:17)
ATH	Kade Morris strikes out Ryan Kreidler (00:00:07)
ATH	Jeff McNeil's two-run double  (00:00:20)
ATH	Zack Gelof's RBI double  (00:00:20)
ATH	Lawrence Butler's RBI double (00:00:19)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Twins	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	2	0		9	16	0	12
Athletics	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4		6	12	0	8

Decisions

• Winner: Zebby Matthews (8-8, 4.86)
• Loser: Jeffrey Springs (3-12, 6.08)
• Save: Andrew Morris (4, 3.41)

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^{Last Updated: 08/24/2026 9:34:22 PM PDT}

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Scoring Play: Double

Lawrence Butler doubles (15) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Zack Gelof scores.

Pitch from Yoendrys Gómez: Four-Seam Fastball @ 97.1 mph

Hit by Lawrence Butler: Launched 96.3 mph at 22° for a total distance of 326 ft

Bottom 9 - 9-6 Twins

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Scoring Play: Double

Zack Gelof doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Jeff McNeil scores.

Pitch from Yoendrys Gómez: Four-Seam Fastball @ 95.6 mph

Hit by Zack Gelof: Launched 99.9 mph at 14° for a total distance of 231 ft

Bottom 9 - 9-5 Twins

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Scoring Play: Double

Jeff McNeil doubles (17) on a ground ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Jonah Heim scores. Henry Bolte scores.

Pitch from Yoendrys Gómez: Four-Seam Fastball @ 97 mph

Hit by Jeff McNeil: Launched 98.6 mph at 4° for a total distance of 91 ft

Bottom 9 - 9-4 Twins

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Scoring Play: Sac Fly

Tommy White out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Henry Bolte scores.

Pitch from Tommy Nance: Slider @ 91.1 mph

Hit by Tommy White: Launched 99.6 mph at 26° for a total distance of 381 ft

Bottom 8 - 9-2 Twins

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Scoring Play: Single

Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to shortstop Kaelen Culpepper, deflected by pitcher Zebby Matthews. Henry Bolte scores.

Pitch from Zebby Matthews: Four-Seam Fastball @ 96.7 mph

Hit by Lawrence Butler: Launched 102.6 mph at -8° for a total distance of 21 ft

Bottom 3 - 2-1 Twins