MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2881 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (80-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Oakland Athletics (63-91) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 11 0
Twins Dealt 2-1 Loss by Oakland
In a low-scoring contest between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, Aaron Nola, who is tied for 6th in the AL with a 1.11 WHIP, proved to be the difference. The Oakland right-hander earned props for his performance in the 2-1 Athletics win. Nola, the winner, moves to 8-9. He threw 5 innings of 2-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up no walks. Zach Davies earned the save, his 15th in 22 tries.

Oakland second baseman Miguel Ruiz contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the second. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 24th hit of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 1-0.

"We'll kick back a while," said Ruiz, "and then get ready for the next one."

The Athletics improved their record to 63-91 by beating Minnesota.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .312 1 15
Y. Puig DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .287 14 53
A. Townsend LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .310 15 58
C. Curry 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255 4 15
A. Garza RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .194 1 7
J. Ruíz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 3 14
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 7 37
J. Cota CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 1 5
   a-C. Westerhout PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
F. Mejia C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .298 5 32
Totals 32 1 8 1 0 4 14      
a - C. Westerhout pinch hit for J. Cota in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Curry (9, 6th Inning off C. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Smith 2 , Y. Puig 2 , C. Curry 2 , A. Rendon , F. Mejia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Townsend , A. Garza 2
GIDP: C. Curry
Sac Bunt: L. Smith
Sac Fly: A. Townsend
Hit by Pitch: C. Curry
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ruíz-Smith-Curry)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Beltre SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .214 1 26
J. Austin LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .331 0 16
   a-C. Moody 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 3 16
J. Weber 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .351 4 14
   b-A. Gamboa 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 0 1
P. Walker DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .281 4 19
G. Lara 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .260 4 34
   c-M. Becker LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1 15
A. Breslin CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .239 7 44
S. Walker RF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .284 0 12
M. Ruiz 2B, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .185 1 7
R. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .186 0 14
Totals 34 2 11 1 1 9 15      
a - C. Moody substituted for J. Austin in the 9th
b - A. Gamboa substituted for J. Weber in the 9th
c - M. Becker substituted for G. Lara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Weber (13, 5th Inning off D. Collins, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Austin (2, 7th Inning off P. Calhoun, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 3 , J. Weber 4 , P. Walker , G. Lara , A. Breslin , S. Walker 2 , M. Ruiz 2
2-out RBI: M. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Beltre , G. Lara 2 , R. Rodriguez
GIDP: J. Austin
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lara-Ruiz-Weber)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Collins L (11-8) 6.0 8 1 1 1 5 0 26 97 3.50   
P. Calhoun 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 24 2.28   
R. Lewis 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 12 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Collins 56
Batters Faced: D. Collins 26, P. Calhoun 5, R. Lewis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Collins 6-6, P. Calhoun 0-1, R. Lewis 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Collins 97-61, P. Calhoun 24-17, R. Lewis 12-10
WP: P. Calhoun
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Nola W (8-9) 5.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 18 66 3.97   
C. Clark H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 2.57   
B. Petersen H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 2.15   
P. Baez H (13) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 25 3.42   
Z. Davies SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 66
Batters Faced: A. Nola 18, C. Clark 5, B. Petersen 3, P. Baez 5, Z. Davies 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 7-5, C. Clark 0-3, B. Petersen 2-0, P. Baez 1-1, Z. Davies 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 66-47, C. Clark 16-12, B. Petersen 17-10, P. Baez 25-15, Z. Davies 17-9
Hit Batsmen: A. Nola
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nola
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 19438
Special Notes: SP Aaron Nola was injured while pitching.
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