MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/25/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2264 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (52-78) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Minnesota Twins (59-71) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 8 15 2
Morales Leads Twins to Win over Athletics
The Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics by the score of 8-2, with the biggest share of the credit going to designated hitter Kendrys Morales. Morales was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4 for the Twins on the day. Clayton Richard got the win, improving to 6-14. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 8 hits and 1 run, while striking out 2 and walking 0. The third-place Twins lifted their record to 59-71.

Morales had a big at-bat with runners on 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the eighth inning, when he hit a 3-run home run. The Twins went on to win.

"We were firing on all cylinders today," said Twins manager Al Wehr.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .318 5 32
Y. Diaz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 1 9
A. Pujols DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 1 8
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .269 26 69
R. Hoskins LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .265 28 88
G. Heredia CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 6 31
D. Gregorius SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 16 58
H. Powell RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274 11 46
J. McCann C 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .276 10 41
Totals 34 2 9 2 0 5 12      
BATTING
Triples: P. Goldschmidt (7, 9th Inning off T. Kahnle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz , H. Powell , J. McCann 2 , D. Gregorius , P. Goldschmidt 5 , A. Pujols
2-out RBI: J. McCann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Diaz
GIDP: R. Hoskins , G. Heredia
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Gregorius (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .300 11 48
A. Lind LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .236 6 20
K. Morales DH 5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .294 26 68
F. Freeman 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .314 36 104
M. Franco 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .263 22 73
A. Jones CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267 17 62
Z. Borenstein RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .167 0 1
C. Iannetta C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .225 16 43
   a-R. Perez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 6 16
E. Sogard SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .260 0 7
Totals 39 8 15 7 1 5 21      
a - R. Perez substituted for C. Iannetta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Morales (19, 1st Inning off Z. Davies, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Iannetta (13, 1st Inning off Z. Davies, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Morales (26, 8th Inning off D. Alvarez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Lind 2 , Z. Borenstein , W. Merrifield , M. Franco , E. Sogard 2 , K. Morales 7 , A. Jones 2 , C. Iannetta 4
2-out RBI: K. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , F. Freeman , K. Morales
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Richard (2) , E. Sogard (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Franco-Merrifield-Freeman, Merrifield-Sogard-Freeman)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Davies L (6-7) 6.0 11 5 5 1 4 0 91 59 6.69   
B. Bivens 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 11 2.38   
C. Bradford 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 5.84   
D. Alvarez 0.2 2 3 3 0 0 1 19 13 2.72   
J. Jacome 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Davies 33
Batters Faced: Z. Davies 30, B. Bivens 4, C. Bradford 1, D. Alvarez 4, J. Jacome 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Davies 4-10, B. Bivens 1-1, C. Bradford 0-0, D. Alvarez 1-1, J. Jacome 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Davies 91-59, B. Bivens 18-11, C. Bradford 7-4, D. Alvarez 19-13, J. Jacome 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Alvarez 1-0
WP: Z. Davies
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Richard W (6-14) 6.0 8 1 1 0 2 0 91 61 5.79   
A. Adams 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 6 1.91   
T. Kahnle 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 28 17 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 54
Batters Faced: C. Richard 24, A. Adams 3, T. Kahnle 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 10-3, A. Adams 1-1, T. Kahnle 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 91-61, A. Adams 13-6, T. Kahnle 28-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kendrys Morales
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 29824
Special Notes: C Chris Iannetta was injured in a collision at a base.
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