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San Diego’s offensive struggles continue, loses series to Pirates

Heading into this series, it would have been incredibly difficult to believe that the San Diego Padres would be staving off the sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s been a tough turnaround for the Friars, going from scoring a combined 21 runs against the Minnesota Twins to scoring just two against the Buccos. They’ve wasted […]

10 MLB Teams With the Worst Collapses in History

Every baseball fan remembers the year their favorite team put it all together and brought home a World Series championship. Equally as memorable, but much more painful, are the memories of their team collapsing down the stretch and losing a playoff berth. This is the homestretch of the MLB season, and several teams are jockeying […] The post 10 MLB Teams With the Worst Collapses in History appeared first on Just Baseball .

Elephant Rumblings: Things to Watch Over the Season’s Final Stretch

Happy Wednesday A’s fans! Last night, the Athletics evened the series against the Minnesota Twins with a 4-2 victory in the middle game of the three-game set. With fewer than 30 games remaining this season and several of the team’s best players sidelined by season-ending injuries, the A’s goal should be to finish strong over […]

The Opener: Waldschmidt, Miller, Duran

Twins righty Taj Bradley tossed the first immaculate inning in franchise history on Tuesday against the A’s. He punched out Carlos Cortes, Brian Serven, and Henry Bolte on nine pitches. 1. Another walk-off HR for Waldschmidt Diamondbacks rookie Ryan Waldschmidt has three career home runs. Two of them have been of the walk-off variety. Clay […]

Athletics 4, Twins 2: Bats go cold

The A’s jumped out to an early lead in the 2nd inning when Carlos Cortes smacked a 2-run homer to right. Fast forward to the 5th, with the Twins offense still struggling against lefty rookie Gage Jump, Taj threw 9 pitches and all of them were strikes for the first immaculate inning in Twins history. […]

A’s Even Series with 4-2 Victory

The Athletics faced the Minnesota Twins seeking to even the series ahead of Wednesday’s finale. That is exactly what the A’s did, prevailing 4-2 thanks to a quality start from Gage Jump, contributions from outfielders Carlos Cortes and Lawrence Butler and a bullpen that held a late lead— something A’s relievers have struggled to do […]

Twins’ Byron Buxton exits Athletics game with apparent injury

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Minnesota Twins during their Tuesday night clash against the Athletics. They may have cut into the four-run deficit they faced earlier in the game, as they only trail by two runs, 4-2, with the game headed to the bottom of the eighth at the time of […] The post Twins’ Byron Buxton exits Athletics game with apparent injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Taj Bradley throws 1st immaculate inning in Twins history

Starting pitcher Taj Bradley just made history for the Minnesota Twins franchise. Tasked with keeping the Twins in the game after allowing the Athletics to score two runs in the second inning, Bradley did more than that in the fifth inning of play. The 25-year-old recorded the first immaculate inning in the history of the […] The post Taj Bradley throws 1st immaculate inning in Twins history appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Game 133: Twins at Athletics

First Pitch: 8:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App Know thine enemy: Athletics Nation For game two in Sacramento the Twins will send out Taj Bradley against the Athletics’ rookie lefty Gage Jump. Will the mostly right handed lineup of the Twins make Gage Jump look like […]

Game #133: Twins at Athletics Game Thread

Last night, the Athletics fell to 19-39 at Sutter Health Park after dropping the series-opener against the Minnesota Twins, 9-6. Starter Jeffrey Springs struggled once again, and the offense’s last-ditch rally came a few runs short. Tonight presents an opportunity for the last-place A’s to earn their 20th home win and force a rubber match […]

Twins 9, A’s 6: (Mostly) Back on track in Sac

In the past 10 days, the Twins have been swept by the Phillies, swept the Braves, and then were swept by the Padres. It’s all or nothing in the dog days of summer and hopefully the win today puts them back in the “all” category. The Twins got off to a great start and, unlike […]

A’s Smacked by Twins in 9-6 Loss

The A’s couldn’t make it three wins in a row. The club made it close late but the rally fell short as the team lost their series opener against the Minnesota Twins 9-6 on Monday night in West Sacramento. It was a lackluster performance for the most part to start the homestand but they did […]

Game 132: Twins at A’s

First Pitch (CT): 8:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Athletics Nation Today in my weekly game thread pontification, let’s look at the Twins’ two top prospects in St. Paul who are banging down the door to get a shot: Walker Jenkins and Emmanuel Rodriguez. Rodriguez had his best game as […]