MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/24/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2249 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (52-77) 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 11 0
Minnesota Twins (58-71) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 2
Multi-HR Game for Hoskins in 6-3 Win
The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, at Target Field. Oakland left fielder Rhys Hoskins was named player of the game for his superb performance. He went 2-3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. Steven Brault got the win, improving to 8-10. He worked 6 innings, giving up 1 run on 4 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Sean Doolittle converted his 13th save in 13 tries.

Herschel Powell aided the Oakland cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the third. For the game, the center fielder was 3-5 with a double and 2 singles.

Hoskins called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."

Today's win puts Oakland at 52-77, while Minnesota falls to 58-71.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .321 5 32
D. Gregorius SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301 16 58
R. Hoskins LF 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 .267 28 87
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .265 26 69
A. Pujols DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .259 1 8
H. Powell CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .273 11 46
M. Gonzalez 3B 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .248 1 18
Y. Diaz RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .253 1 9
C. Gallagher C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .211 3 20
Totals 37 6 11 6 4 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Powell (15, 2nd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs) D. LeMahieu (34, 1st Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hoskins 2 (28, 5th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins 8 , H. Powell 4 , P. Goldschmidt 2 , D. LeMahieu 4 , M. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: H. Powell , M. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Diaz 2 , M. Gonzalez , A. Pujols
Sac Fly: M. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (LeMahieu-Gregorius-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .301 11 48
H. Kendrick LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .294 11 39
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .318 36 104
K. Morales DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .289 25 64
A. Garcia RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .279 22 80
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .264 22 72
A. Jones CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .265 17 62
R. Perez C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .168 6 16
M. Rojas SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .249 6 29
Totals 31 3 6 3 5 5 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rojas (20, 9th Inning off S. Doolittle, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Morales (18, 4th Inning off S. Brault, 0 on, 1 out) A. Jones (19, 5th Inning off S. Brault, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , M. Rojas 2 , A. Garcia , K. Morales 2 , A. Jones 2
2-out RBI: K. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Franco 2 , A. Garcia , F. Freeman
GIDP: K. Morales
Sac Fly: M. Rojas
Hit by Pitch: K. Morales 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (26)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rojas (17) , A. Jones (2)
PB: R. Perez
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Brault W (8-10) 6.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 98 64 4.84   
J. Jacome 0.0 0 2 2 2 0 0 12 4 6.26   
D. Alvarez 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 15 2.08   
M. Feliz H (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4.21   
S. Doolittle SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Brault 61
Batters Faced: S. Brault 24, J. Jacome 2, D. Alvarez 6, M. Feliz 3, S. Doolittle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Brault 8-6, J. Jacome 0-0, D. Alvarez 0-1, M. Feliz 2-1, S. Doolittle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Brault 98-64, J. Jacome 12-4, D. Alvarez 25-15, M. Feliz 7-5, S. Doolittle 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Alvarez 2-2
WP: D. Alvarez
Hit Batsmen: S. Brault , D. Alvarez
Balk: S. Brault
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta L (8-11) 4.0 8 5 2 3 2 1 89 51 5.75   
V. Arano 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 35 24 5.37   
A. Ramos 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 13 2.36   
A. Meyer 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 3.65   
T. Kahnle 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 31
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 23, V. Arano 11, A. Ramos 4, A. Meyer 1, T. Kahnle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 5-3, V. Arano 3-4, A. Ramos 0-1, A. Meyer 0-0, T. Kahnle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 89-51, V. Arano 35-24, A. Ramos 19-13, A. Meyer 5-1, T. Kahnle 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Arano 2-1 , T. Kahnle 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rhys Hoskins
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 30384
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