MLB

Athletics at Minnesota Twins

· Major League Baseball
Athletics
57-70, 31-33 Away
Final
6 - 3
Minnesota Twins
58-67, 33-29 Home

Langeliers hits 2-run homer and Soderstrom extends hitting streak as Athletics top Twins 6-3

Athletics take down Twins

Rookie slugger Nick Kurtz went 3 for 3 with two walks, including a leadoff double in the first inning and an RBI double that capped a three-run fourth. Brett Harris had a sacrifice fly and Luis Urías delivered an RBI single in the inning as the A's took a 5-1 lead against All-Star pitcher Joe Ryan (12-6).

Jacob Lopez (7-6) struck out eight in six innings of four-hit ball. He allowed three runs — two earned.

Justin Sterner pitched two scoreless innings and Hogan Harris worked a perfect ninth for his first major league save.

Matt Wallner gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead with an RBI double in the second. Kurtz scored on Langeliers' two-run homer in the third.

Brooks Lee and Ryan Jeffers each hit a solo homer for the Twins, who dropped to 1-4 on their homestand.

Harris made it 6-3 with an RBI single in the sixth.

Ryan was charged with five runs — two earned — and six hits in four innings. He struck out six and walked one.

Key moment Minnesota put two runners on in the eighth, but Royce Lewis popped out to end the threat.

Key stat Langeliers has 15 home runs since the All-Star break. He began the day leading the league in homers, slugging percentage (.802) and extra-base hits (23) since the break.

Up next The teams continue their series Wednesday night, when J.T. Ginn (2-5, 5.04 ERA) starts for the Athletics against Bailey Ober (5-7, 5.15).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Martin lined out to left.
9th Inning Clemens flied out to right.
9th Inning Lee grounded out to third.
9th Inning H. Harris relieved Sterner
9th Inning Schuemann at second base.
9th Inning Langeliers lined out to left.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
13 Ground Balls 12
9 Strikeouts 10
6 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 1
11 Hits 6
0 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
6 Runs 3
2 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
35 At Bats 33
1 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
15 Runners Left On Base 8
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
1 Intentional Walks 0
5 Doubles 1
14 Fly Balls 12
0 Caught Stealing 0
166 Pitches 136
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
19 Total Bases 13
38 Plate Appearances 35
162.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
6 Extra Base Hits 3
5.8 Runs Created 2.7
.314 Batting Average .182
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.543 Slugging Percentage .394
.286 Secondary Average .242
.342 On Base Percentage .206
.885 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .600
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.0
5.8 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 2.6
48.0 Batter Rating 26.0
35.0 At Bats Per Home Run 16.5
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.37 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.89
.229 Isolated Power .212
0.22 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.10
.053 Walks Per Plate Appearance .029
-.029 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .061
12.0 Runs Produced 6.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.2
93.5 MLB Rating 75.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 22,725 | Capacity:

2025 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 78 67 .538 - L2
Seattle 77 68 .531 1 W4
Texas 76 70 .521 2.5 W3
Los Angeles 68 77 .469 10 W1
Athletics 66 80 .452 12.5 L3

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 83 62 .572 - W1
Cleveland 74 70 .514 8.5 W5
Kansas City 73 72 .503 10 L3
Minnesota 64 81 .441 19 L1
Chicago 55 90 .379 28 L1
Full Standings