MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/20/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1803 - SATURDAY, JULY 20TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (45-55) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Minnesota Twins (41-55) 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 9 13 0
Twins Roll Over Athletics, 9-2
Maikel Franco knocked in 3 runs to help Minnesota beat Oakland, 9-2. Franco produced 1 single and 1 home run. Matt Harvey earned the win to go to 4-10. He allowed 2 earned runs on 5 hits, with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. The win puts the Twins at 41-55, while the Athletics drop to 45-55.

With Minnesota leading 6-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Franco came up to bat against Oakland pitcher Michael Feliz. Franco hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 22nd home run of the season put the Twins on top, 9-2.

"I felt we were ready to go," said Minnesota manager Al Wehr. "Our pregame was pretty good."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Canha RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .231 14 40
D. Gregorius SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .294 24 68
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .262 18 45
R. Hoskins DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .230 23 66
S. Choo LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .222 5 33
H. Powell CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .239 1 25
E. Escobar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 13 62
F. Galvis 2B 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .177 4 27
K. Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .177 6 22
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 12 18      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Goldschmidt (14, 1st Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Choo (5, 4th Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Canha , P. Goldschmidt 3 , F. Galvis , E. Escobar , S. Choo 5
2-out RBI: M. Canha , S. Choo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hoskins , H. Powell , D. Gregorius 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Galvis 2 (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gregorius-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .342 12 37
   a-A. Jones PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 9 31
H. Kendrick LF 5 1 3 1 0 2 0 .246 5 20
F. Freeman 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .328 17 65
C. Correa SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .261 1 6
   b-M. Rojas PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 5 22
M. Franco 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .262 22 52
J. Bruce DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .196 9 33
A. Garcia RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .253 15 47
N. Fontana 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .247 2 16
R. Perez C 4 0 1 2 0 3 2 .202 3 9
Totals 36 9 13 9 4 10 15      
a - A. Jones pinch hit for W. Merrifield in the 8th
b - M. Rojas pinch hit for C. Correa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (5, 1st Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 1 out) R. Perez (2, 1st Inning off C. Kuhl, 3 on, 2 outs) F. Freeman (32, 8th Inning off M. Feliz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Franco (22, 7th Inning off M. Feliz, 2 on, 0 outs) H. Kendrick (5, 1st Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 1 out) A. Garcia (15, 3rd Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 2 outs) F. Freeman (17, 1st Inning off C. Kuhl, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Fontana 2 , C. Correa 2 , W. Merrifield , M. Franco 5 , R. Perez 2 , H. Kendrick 6 , A. Garcia 4 , F. Freeman 6
2-out RBI: R. Perez , A. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , M. Franco , M. Rojas
GIDP: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 7
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kuhl L (4-6) 2.2 7 6 6 2 3 3 61 32 8.27   
C. Bradford 2.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 51 37 2.63   
J. Vasto 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 3.21   
M. Feliz 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 1 33 21 6.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kuhl 17
Batters Faced: C. Kuhl 16, C. Bradford 10, J. Vasto 3, M. Feliz 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kuhl 2-2, C. Bradford 3-1, J. Vasto 1-0, M. Feliz 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kuhl 61-32, C. Bradford 51-37, J. Vasto 11-7, M. Feliz 33-21
WP: M. Feliz 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey W (4-10) 6.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 88 54 5.82   
J. Kelly 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 3 4.43   
A. Vasquez 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 18 1.72   
T. Wingenter 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 12 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 59
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 24, J. Kelly 2, A. Vasquez 7, T. Wingenter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 5-7, J. Kelly 0-0, A. Vasquez 1-1, T. Wingenter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 88-54, J. Kelly 8-3, A. Vasquez 34-18, T. Wingenter 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vasquez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maikel Franco
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 17 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 24244
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