Athletics @ Twins - Tue, Sep 26

Game Status: Final - Score: 11-3 Twins

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• Current conditions at Target Field: 64°F - Overcast - Wind 7 mph, In From LF
• TV: Athletics: NBCSCA, Twins: Bally Sports North
• Radio: Athletics: Bloomberg 960 AM/103.7 HD2, A’s Cast, Twins: twinsbeisbol.com (es), Audacy, The Wolf 102.9 FM, WCCO 830, TIBN
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	Athletics Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Noda - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	3	1	.233	.368	.411
2	Gelof - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.269	.339	.514
3	Rooker - DH	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.245	.328	.485
4	Brown, S - RF	4	1	1	2	0	1	2	.221	.287	.407
5	Langeliers - C	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.205	.267	.409
6	Diaz, J - 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.225	.277	.374
7	Butler, L - CF	4	0	0	0	0	4	2	.204	.237	.333
8	Allen, N - SS	4	0	2	0	0	1	2	.213	.255	.272
9	Ruiz, E - LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.254	.307	.348
	Totals	34	3	8	3	1	15	14

Athletics
BATTING: 2B: Diaz, J (9, Paddack). HR: Brown, S (14, 7th inning off Paddack, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Allen, N 2; Brown, S 4; Diaz, J 2; Langeliers; Noda; Rooker 2. RBI: Brown, S 2 (51); Diaz, J (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ruiz, E; Brown, S; Allen, N. GIDP: Ruiz, E. Team RISP: 0-for-7. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: DP: (Miller, M-Allen, N-Noda).

	Twins Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Julien - DH	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	.259	.379	.442
2	Polanco - 2B	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	.258	.339	.461
	Castro, W - 3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.251	.326	.412
3	Solano - 2B	4	3	4	0	1	0	0	.286	.371	.401
4	Kepler - RF	3	1	0	0	1	2	5	.251	.324	.472
	Stevenson - LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.212	.278	.242
5	Kirilloff - 1B	2	3	1	2	2	0	0	.268	.346	.446
6	Farmer, K - SS	3	1	1	2	1	0	2	.254	.316	.411
7	Wallner - RF	3	2	1	4	1	0	1	.249	.373	.498
8	Vázquez - C	4	0	1	3	0	1	1	.221	.278	.321
9	Taylor, M - CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.220	.274	.435
	Totals	31	11	8	11	9	8	13

Twins
BATTING: 2B: Vázquez (13, Neal); Solano (26, Neal). HR: Wallner (13, 1st inning off Blackburn, 3 on, 2 out); Kirilloff (11, 5th inning off Miller, M, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Farmer, K; Kirilloff 4; Solano 5; Vázquez 2; Wallner 4. RBI: Farmer, K 2 (44); Kirilloff 2 (40); Vázquez 3 (31); Wallner 4 (39). 2-out RBI: Farmer, K; Wallner 4; Vázquez 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stevenson; Taylor, M; Kepler. GIDP: Polanco. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: DP: (Farmer, K-Polanco-Kirilloff).

Athletics Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Blackburn (L, 4-7)	3.0	4	5	5	4	3	1	77-39	4.43
Miller, M	3.0	1	2	2	2	3	1	46-28	3.73
Pérez, F	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0	20-10	6.32
Neal	1.2	2	1	1	1	2	0	28-21	6.92
Totals	8.0	8	11	11	9	8	2

Twins Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Ober (W, 8-6)	5.0	2	0	0	0	8	0	86-60	3.53
Paddack	2.0	4	3	3	1	4	1	40-27	13.50
Jax	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	3.94
Stewart	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-10	0.68
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	1	15	1

Game Info
IBB: Wallner (by Neal).
Pitches-strikes: Blackburn 77-39; Miller, M 46-28; Pérez, F 20-10; Neal 28-21; Ober 86-60; Paddack 40-27; Jax 17-12; Stewart 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blackburn 2-3; Miller, M 4-1; Pérez, F 0-0; Neal 2-0; Ober 3-1; Paddack 0-1; Jax 2-0; Stewart 1-0.
Batters faced: Blackburn 17; Miller, M 11; Pérez, F 4; Neal 8; Ober 16; Paddack 11; Jax 4; Stewart 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Neal 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Nestor Ceja. 1B: Lance Barrett. 2B: David Arrieta. 3B: Chris Segal.
Weather: 64 degrees, Overcast.
Wind: 7 mph, In From LF.
First pitch: 6:41 PM.
T: 2:50.
Att: 22,329.
Venue: Target Field.
September 26, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Kyle Farmer walks. Donovan Solano scores. Max Kepler to 3rd. Alex Kirilloff to 2nd.	1-0 MIN
Bottom 1	Matt Wallner hits a grand slam (13) to center field. Max Kepler scores. Alex Kirilloff scores. Kyle Farmer scores.	5-0 MIN
Bottom 5	Alex Kirilloff homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Donovan Solano scores.	7-0 MIN
Top 7	Seth Brown homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Brent Rooker scores.	7-2 MIN
Top 7	Jordan Diaz doubles (9) on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Shea Langeliers scores.	7-3 MIN
Bottom 7	Kyle Farmer grounds out softly, third baseman Jordan Diaz to first baseman Ryan Noda. Jorge Polanco scores. Donovan Solano to 3rd. Alex Kirilloff to 2nd.	8-3 MIN
Bottom 7	Christian Vazquez doubles (13) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Seth Brown. Donovan Solano scores. Alex Kirilloff scores. Matt Wallner scores.	11-3 MIN

Team	Highlight
MIN	Matt Wallner’s grand slam (13) (00:00:27)
MIN	Kirilloff’s two-run homer (11) (00:00:27)
MIN	Paddack strikes out the side (00:00:37)
OAK	Seth Brown’s two-run homer (14) (00:00:25)
MIN	Kyle Farmer’s RBI groundout (00:00:30)
MIN	Vázquez’s bases-clearing double (00:00:28)
MIN	Brock Stewart gets final out (00:00:27)
OAK	Condensed Game: OAK@MIN 9/26/23 (00:08:16)
OAK	A’s vs. Twins Highlights (00:02:54)
MIN	Data Viz: Wallner homers in 1st (00:00:30)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3	8	0	5
Twins	5	0	0	0	2	0	4	0			11	8	0	5

Decisions

• Winner: Bailey Ober (8-6, 3.53)
• Loser: Paul Blackburn (4-7, 4.43)

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Last Updated: 09/26/2023 11:45:04 PM CDT