Athletics Defeat Minnesota Twins 7-4, Improve to 53-81

Final result

Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 7-4 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Minnesota Twins at 64-70 (.478).

MLB data listed Athletics at 53-81 (.396).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Minnesota Twins 1 run; 2nd — Minnesota Twins 2 runs; 4th — Athletics 2 runs; 6th — Minnesota Twins 1 run, Athletics 4 runs; 7th — Athletics 1 run.

Trevor Larnach (Minnesota Twins): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Lawrence Butler (Athletics): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Brooks Lee (Minnesota Twins): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Kaelen Culpepper (Minnesota Twins): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Alika Williams (Athletics): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 run. Connor Prielipp (Minnesota Twins): 5.1 innings and 5 strikeouts.

Brooks Lee hit a home run for Minnesota Twins in the top of the 1st (1 RBI). Trevor Larnach hit a home run for Minnesota Twins in the top of the 2nd (1 RBI). Kaelen Culpepper hit a home run for Minnesota Twins in the top of the 2nd (1 RBI). Lawrence Butler hit a home run for Athletics in the bottom of the 7th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

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

In the 2026 standings, the Minnesota Twins were 64-70, 3rd in the division, 6.5 games back in the division, 8th in the wild-card standings, 4.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 23, wild-card elimination number 25.

In the 2026 standings, the Athletics were 53-81, 4th in the division, 13.5 games back in the division, 11th in the wild-card standings, 15.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 16, wild-card elimination number 14.

Official game sources

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