Oakland Athletics tops Minnesota Twins 4-2
Game Summary
Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 4-2.
Key Players
Kaelen Culpepper led Minnesota Twins's offense, going 1-for-4, 1 RBI. Minnesota Twins reliever A.J. Minter threw 1.1 IP, 0 ER, 2 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Carlos Cortes led Oakland Athletics's offense, going 1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI. Oakland Athletics reliever Luis Medina threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and picked up a hold.
Pitching Report
Minnesota Twins starter Taj Bradley: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 11 K, 1 BB (99 pitches). Bullpen: 1.3 IP, 0 ER, 2 K (ERA 0.00).
Oakland Athletics starter Gage Jump: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 9 K, 2 BB (94 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 1.42 reflects dominant strikeout stuff. The bullpen (3 pitchers) was scoreless over 2.7 IP with 3 K — a flawless relief effort.
Hitting Analysis
Minnesota Twins: 4 H, 2 RBI (team AVG 0.143).
Multi-hit games: Royce Lewis (2-for-4).
Cleanup cold: Ryan Jeffers (0-for-4), Kody Clemens (0-for-4). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.
Oakland Athletics: 7 H, 4 RBI (team AVG 0.226). 4 extra-base hits (1 HR) — impressive power display.
Multi-hit games: Lawrence Butler (2-for-4).