MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/23/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2238 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (51-77) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Minnesota Twins (58-70) 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 7 X 13 14 1
Twins Lambaste Athletics, 13-1
The Minnesota Twins bested the Oakland Athletics by a score of 13-1, with right fielder Avisail Garcia getting the main credit. On the day, Garcia was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5 for the Twins. Alex Meyer notched his 3rd save in 5 chances. The Twins now have a record of 58-70 with the win over Oakland.

Howie Kendrick, who is tied for 8th in the AL in triples with 6, chipped in for Minnesota with a 2-run single in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI.

Oakland manager Tim Scholl called the blowout loss "a real dud."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .318 5 32
D. Gregorius SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .304 16 58
R. Hoskins LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .264 26 85
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .263 26 69
A. Pujols DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 1 8
H. Powell CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 11 45
J. McCann C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .272 10 40
Y. Diaz RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 1 8
M. Gonzalez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .246 1 16
Totals 29 1 4 1 4 9 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: Y. Diaz , H. Powell , D. Gregorius 2
2-out RBI: D. Gregorius
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols
GIDP: J. McCann
Hit by Pitch: D. LeMahieu
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Gregorius (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Montgomery-Gregorius-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jones CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .265 17 62
W. Merrifield 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .300 11 47
F. Freeman 1B 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 .321 36 104
A. Garcia RF 5 3 4 5 0 1 0 .279 22 80
H. Kendrick LF 5 2 2 4 0 0 2 .298 11 39
M. Franco 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .266 22 72
K. Morales DH 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .288 25 63
C. Iannetta C 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .219 16 42
M. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 6 28
Totals 37 13 14 13 6 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (29, 5th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Franco 2 (29, 5th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Feliz, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Garcia (27, 5th Inning off J. Montgomery, 2 on, 2 outs) F. Freeman 2 (26, 7th Inning off J. Jacome, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Bradford, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Garcia (22, 7th Inning off J. Jacome, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Kendrick (11, 8th Inning off C. Bradford, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Morales (25, 8th Inning off M. Feliz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 3 , M. Franco 4 , A. Garcia 8 , F. Freeman 4 , H. Kendrick 5 , K. Morales 5
2-out RBI: M. Franco , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman , H. Kendrick 2 , K. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rojas , H. Kendrick , C. Iannetta
GIDP: W. Merrifield
Hit by Pitch: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Franco (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Rojas-Freeman)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Montgomery L (1-4) 5.0 6 4 4 5 4 0 97 53 5.76   
J. Jacome 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 35 23 5.93   
C. Bradford 0.2 4 5 5 0 0 1 13 11 5.84   
M. Feliz 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 12 6 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 38
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 26, J. Jacome 9, C. Bradford 6, M. Feliz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 6-4, J. Jacome 2-3, C. Bradford 1-1, M. Feliz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 97-53, J. Jacome 35-23, C. Bradford 13-11, M. Feliz 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bradford 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Montgomery
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon W (6-3) 6.0 2 1 1 3 7 0 94 54 5.78   
A. Meyer SV (3) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 39 24 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 68
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 23, A. Meyer 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 6-4, A. Meyer 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 94-54, A. Meyer 39-24
Hit Batsmen: J. Taillon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Avisail Garcia
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 29411
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