Athletics Defeat Minnesota Twins 4-2, Improve to 52-81

Final result

Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 4-2 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Minnesota Twins at 64-69 (.481).

MLB data listed Athletics at 52-81 (.391).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 2nd — Athletics 2 runs; 6th — Athletics 2 runs; 7th — Minnesota Twins 2 runs.

Carlos Cortes (Athletics): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Taj Bradley (Minnesota Twins): 6.2 innings and 11 strikeouts, (L, 9-6). Gage Jump (Athletics): 6.1 innings and 9 strikeouts, (W, 6-8). Kaelen Culpepper (Minnesota Twins): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run. Tommy White (Athletics): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run. Donovan Walton (Athletics): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs.

Carlos Cortes hit a home run for Athletics in the bottom of the 2nd (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Minnesota Twins were 64-69, 3rd in the division, 5.5 games back in the division, 7th in the wild-card standings, 3.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 25, wild-card elimination number 27.

In the 2026 standings, the Athletics were 52-81, 4th in the division, 14.5 games back in the division, 11th in the wild-card standings, 15.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 16, wild-card elimination number 15.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings