MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/19/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2458 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Oakland Athletics (58-69) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 7 0
Minnesota Twins (55-71) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 0
Athletics Need Extra Frames to Get Past Twins
The Oakland Athletics faced a tenacious opponent in Minnesota pitcher Adys Portillo, but still scratched out a win at Target Field by a final score of 6-2 in 10 innings. Portillo went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs. Oakland reliever Yoriyoshi Azuma picked up the win to move to 3-0. Pat Calhoun suffered the loss. The Athletics, at 58-69, inhabit 4th place in the American League West Division.

Oakland used the timely hitting of Yohel Pozo to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put the Athletics on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We put our best foot forward tonight," said a smiling Pozo.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roberts DH 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 .258 4 30
Y. Pozo C 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .258 3 12
T. Rivera 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .279 1 10
T. Graves LF 5 0 1 3 0 3 3 .281 10 51
I. Díaz 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .238 5 19
H. Rodríguez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 3 34
M. Harrison RF 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 .177 2 10
A. Breslin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 2 14
R. Beltre SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 1 33
   a-M. Ruiz PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 1 10
Totals 35 6 7 6 4 12 11      
a - M. Ruiz pinch hit for R. Beltre in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Díaz (6, 6th Inning off D. Weaver, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Graves (22, 10th Inning off P. Calhoun, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roberts 2 , Y. Pozo , T. Rivera , T. Graves 2 , I. Díaz 3
2-out RBI: Y. Pozo , T. Graves , I. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Graves , H. Rodríguez , M. Harrison
Sac Bunt: Y. Pozo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harrison-Pozo)
OF assists: 2 (Harrison(Watts at home), Harrison(Westerhout at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .260 0 38
J. Jiménez 2B, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .278 2 21
A. Townsend DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .318 8 66
G. Corporan 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .266 14 55
C. Westerhout 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .285 5 39
A. Cochran RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .274 10 50
F. Mejia C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 13 50
G. Watts SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .279 3 38
   a-S. Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 6 30
   b-L. Aguilar SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 14
S. Iwamoto CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .251 10 59
Totals 42 2 14 2 0 7 23      
a - S. Jordan pinch hit for G. Watts in the 8th
b - L. Aguilar substituted for S. Jordan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Cochran (20, 6th Inning off R. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cochran (10, 8th Inning off Z. Davies, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sierra 2 , J. Jiménez , A. Townsend 2 , C. Westerhout , A. Cochran 7 , F. Mejia , G. Watts 2 , S. Iwamoto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Townsend , C. Westerhout 2 , A. Cochran , S. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cochran(Graves at 3rd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Baker 6.2 13 1 1 0 4 0 98 3.31   
Z. Davies BS (5) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 24 3.53   
Y. Azuma W (3-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Baker 48
Batters Faced: R. Baker 31, Z. Davies 5, Y. Azuma 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Baker 6-8, Z. Davies 1-3, Y. Azuma 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Baker 98-63, Z. Davies 24-15, Y. Azuma 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Davies 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Portillo 5.0 3 2 2 2 7 0 90 2.71   
D. Weaver 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 5.68   
R. Lewis 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 3.73   
P. Calhoun L (5-5) 1.0 2 4 3 2 0 0 13 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Portillo 58
Batters Faced: A. Portillo 20, D. Weaver 7, R. Lewis 7, P. Calhoun 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Portillo 5-3, D. Weaver 0-4, R. Lewis 2-1, P. Calhoun 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Portillo 90-55, D. Weaver 30-22, R. Lewis 26-19, P. Calhoun 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Weaver 1-1
WP: A. Portillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adys Portillo
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 21491
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