Minnesota Twins Defeat Athletics 9-6, Improve to 64-68

Final result

Minnesota Twins defeated Athletics 9-6 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Minnesota Twins at 64-68 (.485).

MLB data listed Athletics at 51-81 (.386).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Minnesota Twins 1 run; 3rd — Minnesota Twins 1 run, Athletics 1 run; 5th — Minnesota Twins 2 runs; 6th — Minnesota Twins 3 runs; 8th — Minnesota Twins 2 runs, Athletics 1 run; 9th — Athletics 4 runs.

Zebby Matthews (Minnesota Twins): 7.0 innings and 7 strikeouts, (W, 8-8). Ryan Kreidler (Minnesota Twins): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Jeff McNeil (Athletics): 3 hits, 2 RBI, 1 run. Josh Bell (Minnesota Twins): 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 run. Kaelen Culpepper (Minnesota Twins): 4 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run. Kody Clemens (Minnesota Twins): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 0 runs.

Ryan Kreidler hit a home run for Minnesota Twins in the top of the 5th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 1 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Minnesota Twins were 64-68, 3rd in the division, 4.5 games back in the division, 5th in the wild-card standings, 2.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 27, wild-card elimination number 29.

In the 2026 standings, the Athletics were 51-81, 5th in the division, 15.0 games back in the division, 12th in the wild-card standings, 15.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 16, wild-card elimination number 16.

Official game sources

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