Minnesota Twins at Athletics
· Major League Baseball
10 - 3
Castro homers twice and Twins win 10-3, sending Athletics to 8th straight loss and 19th in 20 games
Trevor Larnach and Castro homered and Byron Buxton added a two-run single in the sixth. Royce Lewis broke an 0-for-32 hitless streak with a bases-loaded two-run double in the seventh.
Castro's homers gave him six this season while Larnach's was his ninth in a three-hit night. Buxton had a career-high five RBI in a 10-4 victory over the Athletics on Monday.
Pablo López (5-3) pitched five innings and gave up two runs on four hits, three walks while striking out four before leaving with right shoulder tightness while warming before the sixth. After the game, manager Rocco Baldelli said the preliminary report is López has a lat strain.
The A’s have lost 19 of 20 games for fourth time in franchise history, according to Sportradar, and have been outscored by 95 runs over that time.
Jacob Lopez (0-4) followed opener Grant Holman in the second and went 4 1/3 innings, giving up the three homers. He struck out a career-high nine.
Tyler Soderstrom hit his first MLB triple.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Butler struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Clarke struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Davidson struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Bader in center field. |
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9th Inning | Lee at shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Castro in left field. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 5 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 14 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 10 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 39 | At Bats | 32 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 4 |
| 20 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 187 | Pitches | 135 |
| 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 |
| 23 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 46 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 9.4 | Runs Created | 4.2 |
| .308 | Batting Average | .219 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .590 | Slugging Percentage | .406 |
| .410 | Secondary Average | .313 |
| .413 | On Base Percentage | .297 |
| 1.003 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .704 |
| 0.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 9.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.4 |
| 63.0 | Batter Rating | 29.5 |
| 13.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.07 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.65 |
| .282 | Isolated Power | .188 |
| 0.36 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.40 |
| .109 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .108 |
| .103 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .094 |
| 19.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 104.5 | MLB Rating | 77.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,487 | Capacity: