| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 12-21 | 4-9 | 9-13 |
| Game 2 | 16-17 | 6-7 | 10-11 |
| Game 3 | 14-19 | 6-10 | 8-10 |
| Game 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 17-16 | 10-7 | 7-10 |
| Game 2 | 15-18 | 6-11 | 9-7 |
| Game 3 | 16-17 | 8-7 | 8-10 |
| Game 4 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athletics Pitcher
J. Lopez
(W)
Minnesota Pitcher
Z. Matthews
(L)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+120 | 9.5o | +1.5 (3.5) |
|
|
-142 | 9.5u (7.5) | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wilson | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| T. Soderstrom | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| S. Langeliers | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 |
| C. Cortes | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 |
| D. Walton | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| A. Williams | PH -2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| T. White | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .348 |
| J. McNeil | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| L. Butler | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .199 |
| H. Bolte | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Martin | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| B. Buxton | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| R. Jeffers | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .283 |
| J. Bell | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| R. Lewis | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| V. Caratini | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .230 |
| L. Keaschall | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| B. Lee | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .248 |
| R. Kreidler | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Totals | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Lopez (W 5-4) | 5 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.12 |
| G. Hartlieb (H 1) | 0 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.76 |
| J. Suarez (H 3) | 1 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 |
| E. Alvarado (H 5) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| H. Harris (S 8) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.15 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Matthews (L 4-8) | 6 .0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.21 |
| K. Funderburk | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 |
| T. Adams | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.99 |
| J. Anderson | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
Location Target Field
Temperature 77° Temperature
Attendance 26,128 attendance
Home Chad Whitson
1st Dillon Wilson
2nd Chad Fairchild
3rd Bill Miller
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | ATH Starter (IP) | MIN Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, '25 | MIN |
|
ATH -116 | o9.5 | J. Perkins (5.0) | J. Urena (5.0) |
| Aug 20, '25 | MIN |
|
ATH +108 | u9.0 | J. Ginn (4.2) | B. Ober (5.2) |
| Aug 19, '25 | MIN |
|
ATH +130 | o8.5 | J. Lopez (6.0) | J. Ryan (4.0) |
| Jun 05, '25 | ATH |
|
ATH +158 | o9.5 | M. Spence (5.0) | D. Festa (3.2) |
| Jun 04, '25 | ATH |
|
MIN -176 | u10.0 | J. Sterner (1.0) | Z. Matthews (5.0) |
| Jun 03, '25 | ATH |
|
MIN -210 | o10.0 | G. Holman (1.1) | P. Lopez (5.0) |
| Jun 02, '25 | ATH |
|
MIN -168 | o9.5 | L. Severino (5.2) | J. Ryan (5.0) |
| Jun 23, '24 | ATH |
|
MIN -174 | u8.0 | H. Harris (6.0) | P. Lopez (8.0) |
| Jun 22, '24 | ATH |
|
MIN -167 | o8.5 | J. Sears (1.1) | B. Ober (9.0) |
| Jun 21, '24 | ATH |
|
ATH +129 | o8.0 | J. Estes (6.0) | C. Paddack (4.2) |
Last Meeting ( Aug 21, 2025 ) Athletics 8, Minnesota 3
The Minnesota Twins return home with their chins up despite a losing road trip.
Minnesota will try to keep its confidence high when it opens a three-game series against the Athletics on Friday night in Minneapolis. The contest marks the start of a six-game homestand for the Twins, who also will host the Kansas City Royals for three games.
The Twins are coming off a 3-4 road trip. However, they closed the trek with back-to-back wins over the Cleveland Guardians, which gave manager Derek Shelton reason to believe that the team is on an upswing.
That could prove to be important as the Minnesota front office tries to decide whether to buy, stand pat or sell ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline.
"To bounce back, it's one of the few times going home 3-4 that I feel good about it," Shelton said after the Twins escaped with a 3-1, 12-inning win over the Guardians on Thursday.
The Athletics will try to spoil the good feelings for Minnesota. They are coming off back-to-back losses against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, and they are 2-4 since returning from the All-Star break.
Injuries have decimated the Athletics, who put right-handers J.T. Ginn and Mark Leiter Jr. and infielder Joshua Kuroda-Grauer on the injured list this week. A slew of other players such as Brent Rooker, Nick Kurtz, Zack Gelof, Luis Severino and Justin Sterner also have been sidelined by injuries.
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said the injuries are testing the team's depth, particularly in the late innings, where he now must rely mostly on unproven hurlers.
"It's challenging," Kotsay said. "You look at the bullpen collectively, and there's just not a lot of experience. There's not a lot of guys with track records that can come in and shut down an inning. We're going through a tough stretch here of trying to find those guys. We're not going to stop trying. We'll continue to make moves."
The Twins will turn to right-hander Zebby Matthews (4-7, 5.40 ERA) as they seek their third win in a row. Matthews hopes to bounce back from his worst start of 2026 after the Chicago Cubs slammed him for 10 runs (eight earned) on nine hits in three-plus innings during a 10-1 rout on Sunday.
This will be Matthews' second career start against the Athletics. He faced the A's on June 4, 2025, and earned a win after holding them to one run on four hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out four.
The Athletics will counter with left-hander Jacob Lopez (4-4, 6.64 ERA), who will make his 16th appearance and 13th start of the season. He is looking for his first victory since May 24 against the San Diego Padres.
In his most recent outing, Lopez took a 5-2 loss against the Washington Nationals on Sunday after giving up two runs on two hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked two and matched his season high with six strikeouts.
In two career appearances (one start) against the Twins, Lopez is 1-1 with a 6.10 ERA. He has given up eight runs (seven earned) in 10 1/3 innings, but he also has walked only two batters while striking out 17.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wilson | SS | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Aug 24, '26) | Aug 24, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred INF Jacob Wilson from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to left shoulder subluxation. | ||||
| T. Soderstrom | LF | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Aug 19, '26) | Aug 19, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred OF Tyler Soderstrom from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left hip impingement. | ||||
| J. Sterner | RP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Aug 15, '26) | Aug 15, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Justin Sterner from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right knee chondromalacia. | ||||
| J. Suarez | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Hip( Aug 11, '26) | Aug 11, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed LHP José Suarez on the 15-day injured list with right hip strain. | ||||
| N. Kurtz | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Thumb( Aug 03, '26) | Aug 03, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed INF Nick Kurtz on the 60-day injured list due to strained right thumb. | ||||
| M. Leiter Jr. | RP | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Jul 29, '26) | Jul 29, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Mark Leiter from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right hip impingement. | ||||
| S. Langeliers | C | Ten Day IL - Knee( Jul 25, '26) | Jul 25, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed C Shea Langeliers on the 10-day injured list with a torn meniscus in his right knee. | ||||
| J. Kuroda-Grauer | 3B | Ten Day IL - Testicle( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed INF Joshua Kuroda-Grauer on the 10-day injured list due to ruptured testicle surgery. | ||||
| B. Rooker | DH | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Jul 16, '26) | Jul 16, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed DH Brent Rooker on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| B. Kriske | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Jun 01, '26) | Jun 01, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Brooks Kriske to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| L. Severino | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 29, '26) | May 29, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Luis Severino to the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. | ||||
| D. Clarke | CF | Sixty Day IL - Foot( May 25, '26) | May 25, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred OF Denzel Clarke to the 60-day injured list with a mid-foot bone bruise in his right foot. | ||||
| G. Hoglund | SP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( May 19, '26) | May 19, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Gunnar Hoglund from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a sprained right knee. Hoglund will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Martin | RF | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Aug 16, '26) | Aug 16, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed OF Austin Martin on the 10-day injured list with left hamstring strain. | ||||
| J. Ryan | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Glute( Aug 05, '26) | Aug 05, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Joe Ryan on the 15-day injured list due to left glute strain. | ||||
| M. Paredes | SP | Sixty Day IL - Oblique( Jul 31, '26) | Jul 31, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mike Paredes from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left oblique strain. | ||||
| C. Sands | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 30, '26) | Jul 30, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right elbow strain. | ||||
| A. Banda | RP | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Jul 10, '26) | Jul 10, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred LHP Anthony Banda from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left lat strain. | ||||
| M. Abel | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 09, '26) | Jul 09, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mick Abel from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| D. Festa | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP David Festa from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder impingement, retroactive to March 22. | ||||
| P. Lopez | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 25, '26) | Feb 25, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 60-day injured list following his successful UCL repair surgery with an internal brace. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 23
Home Team W/L 14-9
Home Avg. Margin 2.00
Home Money Total 111
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Whitson | 23 | 14-9 | 8.09 | 291.09 | 185.04 | 106.04 | 63.6 | 16.0 | 6.1 | 2.64 | 2.17 | 10-11 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 8.09 |
| Starters Runs | 5.35 |
| BullPens Runs | 2.74 |
| Pitches | 291.1 |
| Strikes | 185.0 |
| Balls | 106.0 |
| Strike% | 63.57 % |
| SO | 16.0 |
| Walks | 6.1 |
| SO/Walks | 2.64 |
| HR | 2.2 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 0 - 2 | 100 to 110 | 2 - 1 |
| -121 to -140 | 3 - 1 | 111 to 130 | 1 - 0 |
| -141 to -160 | 3 - 4 | 131 to 150 | 0 - 0 |
| -161 to -180 | 3 - 0 | 151 to 170 | 0 - 0 |
| -181 + | 2 - 0 | 171 + | 0 - 1 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 2 | 2 |
| 7.5 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | MIA 1 - CLE 4 | L -158 | U 7.5 | Tanner Bibee (R) | Eury Perez (R) |
| Jul 7, 2026 | TEX 8 - LAA 3 | W -166 | O 7.0 | Jose Soriano (R) | Jacob deGrom (R) |
| Jun 24, 2026 | TOR 1 - HOU 3 | L -142 | U 8.5 | Mike Burrows (R) | Trey Yesavage (R) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | PHI 15 - NYM 3 | W -198 | O 7.5 | Freddy Peralta (R) | Cristopher Sanchez (L) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | WAS 7 - KC 3 | W -138 | O 9.5 | Mitch Spence (R) | Andrew Alvarez (L) |
| Jun 10, 2026 | CHW 2 - ATL 1 | W +126 | U 7.0 | Chris Sale (L) | Davis Martin (R) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | SD 0 - NYM 5 | L -130 | U 7.5 | Christian Scott (R) | Michael King (R) |
| May 23, 2026 | CHC 0 - HOU 3 | L -148 | U 7.0 | Kai-Wei Teng (R) | Colin Rea (R) |
| May 18, 2026 | AZ 12 - SF 2 | W -136 | O 9.0 | Robbie Ray (L) | Zac Gallen (R) |
| May 13, 2026 | ATH 6 - STL 2 | W -138 | U 9.5 | Matthew Liberatore (L) | J.T. Ginn (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | ATH 6 - STL 2 | W -138 | U 9.5 | Matthew Liberatore (L) | J.T. Ginn (R) |
| Apr 18, 2026 | ATH 7 - CHW 6 | W -158 | O 9.0 | Erick Fedde (R) | Luis Severino (R) |
| Mar 14, 2026 | ATH 12 - KC 1 | W -164 | O 11.5 | Ryan Bergert (R) | Jacob Lopez (L) |
| Mar 8, 2026 | ATH 7 - LAA 4 | - | - | Jack Kochanowicz (R) | Aaron Civale (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | ATH 12 - KC 1 | W -164 | O 11.5 | Ryan Bergert (R) | Jacob Lopez (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jul 19, '26
ATH 2 - WAS 5
|
L +126 | u10.5 | 4.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 19.4 | 1.0 |
|
Jul 10, '26
CHW 14 - ATH 1
|
L +150 | o8.5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
|
May 31, '26
ATH 8 - NYY 13
|
L +148 | o9.5 | 2.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 | 0.0 |
|
May 19, '26
LAA 6 - ATH 14
|
W +112 | o9.0 | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 22.6 | 0.5 |
|
May 14, '26
ATH 4 - STL 5
|
L -120 | u9.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 86 | 17.2 | 4.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 64.2 | 18.9 | 1.2 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 19, '25
MIN 3 - ATH 6
|
W +130 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 15.7 | 3.5 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 94.0 | 15.7 | 3.5 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jul 19, '26
CHC 10 - MIN 1
|
L +146 | o10.5 | 3.0 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 29.0 | 3.0 |
|
Jul 10, '26
MIN 3 - LAA 4
|
L -156 | u9.5 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 17.0 | 7.0 |
|
Jul 04, '26
NYY 4 - MIN 11
|
W +126 | o10.5 | 4.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 16.9 | 0.0 |
|
Jun 29, '26
HOU 4 - MIN 5
|
W +118 | o8.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 12.7 | 1.8 |
|
Jun 22, '26
MIN 1 - LAD 2
|
L +126 | u9.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 18.0 | 0.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 93.0 | 18.7 | 2.5 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 04, '25
ATH 1 - MIN 6
|
W -176 | u10.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 | 2.0 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 15.4 | 2.0 |