MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/26/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2279 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (52-79) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Minnesota Twins (60-71) 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 12 0
Athletics Lose, 6-2, at Target Field
The Minnesota Twins bested the Oakland Athletics, 6-2, at Target Field. Howie Kendrick was named player of the game. He slugged 2 home runs. Minnesota reliever Juan Nicasio got the win, raising his record to 2-2. Chad Kuhl was tagged with the loss. With the win, Minnesota goes to 60-71, while the Athletics fall to 52-79.

Adam Jones, who is a five-time All-Star, aided the Minnesota cause with a 2-run single in the bottom of the third. For the game, the center fielder was 2-4 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Kendrick.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .319 5 32
D. Gregorius SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .297 16 58
R. Hoskins LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .265 28 88
P. Goldschmidt 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .268 26 70
A. Pujols DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .261 2 9
H. Powell CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .276 11 46
J. McCann C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .272 10 41
Y. Diaz RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .256 1 9
M. Gonzalez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .243 1 18
Totals 32 2 7 2 5 8 25      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Powell (16, 2nd Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (2, 4th Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins , Y. Diaz , H. Powell 3 , D. LeMahieu 2 , A. Pujols 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCann , D. Gregorius , P. Goldschmidt , M. Gonzalez 2 , A. Pujols
GIDP: J. McCann
Sac Fly: P. Goldschmidt
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Powell (14)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hoskins (4)
Double Plays: 2 (LeMahieu-Gregorius-Goldschmidt, Kuhl-LeMahieu-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296 11 48
H. Kendrick LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .296 13 41
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .313 36 104
A. Garcia RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .282 22 80
K. Morales DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .291 26 68
M. Franco 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .266 22 73
A. Jones CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .269 17 64
B. Nicholas C 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .250 0 1
M. Rojas SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .251 6 30
Totals 35 6 12 6 5 6 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (30, 2nd Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Garcia 2 (29, 3rd Inning off C. Kuhl, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kendrick 2 (13, 1st Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Nicholas , M. Franco 3 , M. Rojas 2 , A. Garcia 5 , H. Kendrick 8 , A. Jones 2
2-out RBI: B. Nicholas , M. Rojas , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , M. Franco , M. Rojas 2
GIDP: B. Nicholas , K. Morales
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Rojas-Freeman)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kuhl L (7-11) 6.0 11 6 6 4 4 2 92 51 5.61   
C. Bradford 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 13 5.74   
B. Bivens 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 9 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kuhl 26
Batters Faced: C. Kuhl 31, C. Bradford 5, B. Bivens 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kuhl 11-1, C. Bradford 1-1, B. Bivens 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kuhl 92-51, C. Bradford 14-13, B. Bivens 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey 4.0 6 2 2 1 4 1 68 46 5.39   
J. Nicasio W (2-2) 3.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 35 18 3.25   
A. Adams 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19 9 1.88   
W. Peralta 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 45
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 19, J. Nicasio 10, A. Adams 5, W. Peralta 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 3-5, J. Nicasio 4-2, A. Adams 1-1, W. Peralta 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 68-46, J. Nicasio 35-18, A. Adams 19-9, W. Peralta 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 1-0
WP: M. Harvey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howie Kendrick
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 28521
Special Notes: SP Matt Harvey was injured while pitching.
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