MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/17/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2869 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (80-73) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 13 2
Oakland Athletics (62-91) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Twins Dismiss Athletics, 4-2
The Minnesota Twins knocked off the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, in American League action at O.co Coliseum. Minnesota pitcher and Wai'anae, Hawaii, native Shawn Cummings had an outstanding performance. Cummings got the win, improving to 10-12. He gave up 4 hits and walked 4 over 6.2 innings. He allowed 1 run. Bobby Bass earned the save, his 9th in 13 tries.

The Twins got a big at-bat from catcher Alex Martin. For the game, Martin went 1-4 with a double. In the top of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 25th double of the season gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead.

"It's a mindset," said Cummings. "Just trying to do your job, trying to be consistent."

After today's action, Minnesota sits at 80-73; Oakland slips to 62-91.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cota CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .257 1 5
Y. Puig 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .285 14 53
A. Townsend DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .312 15 57
A. Cochran LF 5 1 2 1 0 3 4 .294 14 63
A. Garza RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 1 7
A. Rendon 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 7 37
A. Martin C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .260 15 53
J. Jiménez SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .302 16 70
J. Ruíz 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .290 3 14
Totals 39 4 13 4 1 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Martin (25, 6th Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ruíz (7, 9th Inning off C. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Jiménez (42, 9th Inning off C. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cochran (14, 6th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Townsend (15, 7th Inning off C. Clark, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cota 2 , Y. Puig , A. Townsend 6 , A. Cochran 5 , A. Rendon , A. Martin 2 , J. Jiménez 3 , J. Ruíz 2
2-out RBI: A. Townsend , A. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Cochran 2 , A. Garza , J. Ruíz
GIDP: Y. Puig
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cota (2) , Y. Puig (10)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Garza (1) , A. Rendon (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .270 0 1
J. Austin LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .333 0 16
J. Weber 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .340 4 14
P. Walker DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .282 4 19
G. Lara 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 4 34
A. Breslin CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .239 7 44
S. Walker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .276 0 12
R. Beltre SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .216 1 26
T. Hickman C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .225 0 11
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Weber (12, 6th Inning off S. Cummings, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Austin (14, 9th Inning off B. Bass, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. García 2 , J. Austin 2 , J. Weber 2 , G. Lara , S. Walker , R. Beltre
2-out RBI: J. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Austin , J. Weber , P. Walker , S. Walker
Sac Bunt: T. Hickman
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Lara (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beltre-García-Weber)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Cummings W (10-12) 6.2 4 1 1 4 5 0 28 102 5.33   
T. Meyers H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 21 5.91   
B. Bass SV (9) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 21 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cummings 63
Batters Faced: S. Cummings 28, T. Meyers 5, B. Bass 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cummings 10-5, T. Meyers 1-0, B. Bass 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cummings 102-62, T. Meyers 21-14, B. Bass 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Meyers 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Turner L (5-10) 6.0 8 2 2 1 4 1 27 94 3.99   
C. Clark 2.2 5 2 2 0 2 1 12 46 3.00   
B. Middehof 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 51
Batters Faced: J. Turner 27, C. Clark 12, B. Middehof 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 2-12, C. Clark 3-2, B. Middehof 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 94-68, C. Clark 46-30, B. Middehof 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Middehof 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shawn Cummings
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 13110
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