MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/23/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1737 - SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (45-34) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 10 1
Oakland Athletics (40-40) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Twins Clip Athletics, 5-4
A good performance from first baseman Wilson Maldonado helped the Minnesota Twins defeat the Oakland Athletics, 5-4. Maldonado went 2-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Twins. The winner in relief was Jovani Moran. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 3-2. The save was Jhoan Duran's, his 19th.

Minnesota used the timely hitting of Ryan Jeffers to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Twins on top, 5-4. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"This is a great group to be a part of, and it's a big win for us," Maldonado told the Minnesota Bulletin.

The 'W' lifts Minnesota's record to 45-34.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lewis 2B, SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .310 12 28
A. Kirilloff LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .264 13 34
B. Buxton CF 4 2 1 0 0 2 3 .262 21 46
W. Maldonado 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .246 22 58
   b-E. Julien 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 2 4
R. Jeffers C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .206 9 25
J. Polanco DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .268 16 46
J. Miranda 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .303 14 36
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 12 41
   a-W. Castro PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 7
M. Wallner RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .222 21 47
Totals 37 5 10 5 2 13 23      
a - W. Castro pinch hit for C. Correa in the 8th
b - E. Julien substituted for W. Maldonado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Buxton (16, 1st Inning off M. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Maldonado (17, 5th Inning off M. Miller, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Lewis (25, 9th Inning off L. Trivino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Maldonado (22, 1st Inning off M. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lewis 3 , B. Buxton 2 , W. Maldonado 6 , R. Jeffers , J. Polanco , J. Miranda 2 , M. Wallner
2-out RBI: W. Maldonado , R. Jeffers , M. Wallner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lewis , J. Polanco 2 , M. Wallner
Hit by Pitch: B. Buxton , R. Jeffers , W. Castro
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: W. Maldonado (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .250 4 21
T. Story SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .244 10 29
Z. Gelof DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 15 45
B. Rooker 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .264 15 47
T. Soderstrom C 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .259 13 38
S. Brown LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .189 8 28
   a-Y. Pozo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 1 12
   b-C. Dickerson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 7
C. Mead 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .221 6 36
C. Capel RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .209 4 26
N. Allen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .212 0 14
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 9 14      
a - Y. Pozo pinch hit for S. Brown in the 8th
b - C. Dickerson substituted for Y. Pozo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Story (14, 5th Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Ruiz (15, 5th Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Soderstrom (2, 5th Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ruiz 3 , T. Story 2 , Z. Gelof , T. Soderstrom 4 , S. Brown , N. Allen
2-out RBI: T. Soderstrom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Brown , C. Capel , N. Allen
Team LOB: 7
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober 5.0 6 4 4 3 2 0 91 3.45   
F. Peguero 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.49   
J. Moran W (3-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 1.30   
J. Duran SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 38
Batters Faced: B. Ober 24, F. Peguero 4, J. Moran 6, J. Duran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 5-8, F. Peguero 1-0, J. Moran 3-0, J. Duran 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 91-50, F. Peguero 24-14, J. Moran 19-15, J. Duran 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Miller 5.0 7 4 4 0 7 1 84 5.47   
P. Sanders 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 3.40   
J. Fishman 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.66   
L. Trivino L (3-5) 1.1 3 1 1 1 4 0 25 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Miller 44
Batters Faced: M. Miller 24, P. Sanders 6, J. Fishman 3, L. Trivino 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Miller 3-5, P. Sanders 2-2, J. Fishman 1-1, L. Trivino 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Miller 84-53, P. Sanders 29-19, J. Fishman 11-4, L. Trivino 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Trivino 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Miller 2 , L. Trivino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilson Maldonado
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 4 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 34295
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