Major League Baseball

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Minnesota Twins 5
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Oakland Athletics 4
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Oakland Coliseum · 7,923 att.

Match Report

Joey Gallo hits a 2-run homer in the 9th to send the Twins past the Athletics, 5-4

— Joey Gallo could have lost his cool in the seventh after being called out on strikes as a pinch-hitter.

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Top Performers

MIN

  • Edouard Julien 2B H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Donovan Solano 1B H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2
  • Alex Kirilloff LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Joey Gallo 1B H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1

OAK

  • Brent Rooker DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Ryan Noda 1B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Zack Gelof 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • JJ Bleday LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

MIN wins series 3-0

Injuries

Oakland Athletics

  • Max Muncy Out
  • Seth Johnson Out
  • J.T. Ginn 60-Day-IL
  • Brent Rooker 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Kurtz 60-Day-IL

Minnesota Twins

  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Jeff Hoffman Out
  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

OAK

  1. Ryan Noda1B41
  2. JJ BledayCF22
  3. Brent RookerLF25
  4. Seth BrownRF26
  5. Tyler SoderstromDH21
  6. Zack Gelof2B20
  7. Jace Peterson3B6
  8. Shea LangeliersC23
  9. Nick AllenSS20

Substitutes

  1. Tony KempPH12

MIN

  1. Carlos CorreaSS1
  2. Donovan Solano3B16
  3. Byron BuxtonDH25
  4. Kyle Farmer3B15
  5. Willi CastroCF3
  6. Alex Kirilloff1B19
  7. Christian VazquezC2
  8. Michael A. TaylorCF21
  9. Max KeplerRF22

Substitutes

  1. Joey GalloLF17
  2. Edouard Julien2B6

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    41109 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 5-4

    Bleday singled to center, Kemp scored.

    41109 9th Inning
  3. Single 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41109 9th Inning
  4. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41109 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41109 9th Inning
  7. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41109 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4142398 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4142398 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4142398 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4142398 9th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    4142398 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 5-3

    Gallo homered to right (390 feet), Solano scored.

    4142398 9th Inning
  15. Home Run 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4142398 9th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4142398 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42604 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    4142398 8th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4142398 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4142398 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4142398 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34928 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36618 7th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41190 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41190 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42262 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42262 6th Inning
  30. Foul Out 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    42262 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41190 5th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    42262 5th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42262 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722956 5th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 4th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33403 4th Inning
  37. Foul Out 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33403 4th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33403 4th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33403 4th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36061 4th Inning
  42. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    36061 4th Inning
  43. Play Result 3-3

    Julien doubled to left, Farmer scored, Vázquez to third.

    36061 4th Inning
  44. Double 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36061 4th Inning
  45. Ball 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36061 4th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4189711 4th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4189711 4th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34892 3rd Inning
  49. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34892 3rd Inning
  50. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34892 3rd Inning
  51. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34892 3rd Inning
  52. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    34892 3rd Inning
  53. Play Result 2-3

    Peterson hit sacrifice fly to left, Brown scored.

    34892 3rd Inning
  54. Sacrifice Fly 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    34892 3rd Inning
  55. End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
    34892 3rd Inning
  56. Play Result 2-2

    Gelof doubled to right, Rooker scored, Brown to third.

    34892 3rd Inning
  57. Double 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    34892 3rd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34892 3rd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34892 3rd Inning
  60. Strike Looking 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    34892 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 5-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    41109 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 5-4

    Brown grounded out to second.

    41109 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41109 9th Inning
  5. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41109 9th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Jhoan Duran pitches to Seth Brown

    41109 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    41109 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 5-4

    Rooker hit by pitch, Bleday to second.

    41109 9th Inning
  9. Hit By Pitch 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41109 9th Inning
  10. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41109 9th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Jhoan Duran pitches to Brent Rooker

    41109 9th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    41109 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 5-4

    Bleday singled to center, Kemp scored.

    41109 9th Inning
  14. Single 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41109 9th Inning
  15. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41109 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  17. Strike Swinging 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41109 9th Inning
  18. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41109 9th Inning
  19. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3

    Jhoan Duran pitches to JJ Bleday

    41109 9th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    41109 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 5-3

    Noda flied out to left.

    41109 9th Inning
  22. Fly Out 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41109 9th Inning
  23. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3

    Jhoan Duran pitches to Ryan Noda

    41109 9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    41109 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 5-3

    Kemp doubled to right.

    41109 9th Inning
  26. Double 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    41109 9th Inning
  27. Strike Swinging 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41109 9th Inning
  28. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41109 9th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41109 9th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3

    Jhoan Duran pitches to Tony Kemp

    41109 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 5-3

    Kemp hit for Allen

    9th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    41109 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 5-3

    Langeliers grounded out to second.

    41109 9th Inning
  34. Ground Out 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41109 9th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  36. Strike Looking 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41109 9th Inning
  37. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3

    Jhoan Duran pitches to Shea Langeliers

    41109 9th Inning
  38. Play Result 5-3

    Duran relieved Jax

    41109 9th Inning
  39. Start Inning 5-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  40. End Inning 5-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning

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