Cotton, A's stop slide with 8-5 win over Twins
Jharel Cotton struck out nine in six innings and Ryon Healy hit his fourth home run of the season to lift the Oakland Athletics over the Minnesota Twins 8-5 on Thursday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
8
Minnesota Twins
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Target Field · 19,247 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-5
Pitch 5: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Escobar homered to right (419 feet), Polanco scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Vogt doubled to deep right, Joyce and Lowrie scored, Alonso to third.
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Advancing On Force 8-3
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Advancing On Force 7-3
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Healy homered to left (407 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Rosales lined out to left, Healy scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 4-3
Gimenez singled to center, Rosario scored, Gimenez to second on error by center fielder Decker.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Sanó struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Sanó batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Polanco flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Polanco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Dozier walked, Mauer to third, Kepler to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Dozier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Kepler hit by pitch.
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Hit By Pitch 8-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Kepler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
D. Santana grounded out to pitcher, Mauer to second.
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Advancing On Play 8-5
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Ground Out 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Head to Head
MIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Jorge PolancoSS11
Miguel SanoDH22
Kennys Vargas1B92
Eduardo Escobar3B3
Eddie RosarioCF9
Chris GimenezC46
Danny SantanaLF22
Byron BuxtonCF25
Substitutes
Joe MauerPH7
Max KeplerRF22
OAK
Matt JoyceRF7
Jed Lowrie2B8
Khris DavisLF11
Yonder Alonso1B13
Ryon Healy3B45
Stephen VogtC21
Chad PinderDH9
Jaff Kyle DeckerCF70
Adam RosalesSS32
Substitutes
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Rajai DavisCF18
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