MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/26/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 918 - SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (14-8) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 8 0
Oakland Athletics (10-12) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 12 0
Twins Sneak By Athletics, 6-5
Getting a good performance from left fielder Austin Hendrick, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics, 6-5. Hendrick was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Twins. Gregory Soto earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2 innings. His record is now 2-1. Minnesota now has a record of 14-8.

The critical at-bat for Minnesota came in the top of the tenth inning. With one out, Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly, putting Minnesota up, 6-5.

"Nice to keep our winning streak intact," said Hendrick.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Martinez 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .262 4 9
D. Calabrese CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .220 2 4
T. Soderstrom C 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .389 4 13
J. Naylor 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .193 1 2
   a-C. Mayo PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
   b-A. Correa PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338 5 13
S. Ohtani P, DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .229 4 12
J. Gallo RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .138 2 4
A. Hendrick LF 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 .232 2 8
T. Story 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .379 0 13
E. Northrop SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .162 0 5
Totals 34 6 8 5 9 7 20      
a - C. Mayo pinch hit for J. Naylor in the 8th
b - A. Correa pinch hit for C. Mayo in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Martinez (3, 8th Inning off A. Vasquez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hendrick (2, 2nd Inning off M. Kopech, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Martinez 3 , D. Calabrese , T. Soderstrom , C. Mayo , A. Hendrick 4 , T. Story , E. Northrop
2-out RBI: A. Hendrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Calabrese 2 , T. Story
GIDP: O. Martinez , T. Soderstrom , S. Ohtani
Sac Fly: A. Hendrick
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Martinez-Northrop-Naylor, Martinez-Northrop-Mayo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lawlar 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .306 2 9
E. Jimenez DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .237 2 4
O. Mauge LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .301 5 12
L. Nootbaar 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .247 3 6
   a-S. Steer 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 1 1
N. Arenado SS 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .333 3 14
J. Chisholm Jr. RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 4 8
   b-K. Parada PH, C 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
C. Bellinger CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .179 2 5
R. Kreidler 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .197 0 4
A. Hedges C 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .050 0 0
   c-J. Davis PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 0
Totals 40 5 12 4 4 8 22      
a - S. Steer substituted for L. Nootbaar in the 8th
b - K. Parada pinch hit for J. Chisholm Jr. in the 8th
c - J. Davis pinch hit for A. Hedges in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Mauge (3, 7th Inning off L. Gil, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lawlar (7, 9th Inning off G. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lawlar (2, 3rd Inning off S. Ohtani, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lawlar 7 , E. Jimenez , O. Mauge 2 , N. Arenado 3 , K. Parada 2 , C. Bellinger , R. Kreidler
2-out RBI: O. Mauge , N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , N. Arenado , J. Chisholm Jr.
GIDP: O. Mauge , J. Chisholm Jr.
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Arenado-Lawlar-Nootbaar, Arenado-Lawlar-Nootbaar, Lawlar-Arenado-Steer)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ohtani 6.0 8 3 3 1 4 1 84 4.97   
L. Gil 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 25 2.86   
G. Soto W (2-1), BS (2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 26 3.52   
A. Diaz SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ohtani 47
Batters Faced: S. Ohtani 26, L. Gil 6, G. Soto 8, A. Diaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ohtani 7-6, L. Gil 1-1, G. Soto 1-2, A. Diaz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ohtani 84-57, L. Gil 25-11, G. Soto 26-17, A. Diaz 15-10
WP: S. Ohtani
Balk: G. Soto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kopech 6.1 5 3 3 2 4 1 88 4.23   
K. Backhus 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
A. Vasquez 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 27 9.28   
J. Moran 1.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 34 3.38   
C. Robinson L (1-1) 1.0 0 1 1 3 1 0 24 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kopech 53
Batters Faced: M. Kopech 24, K. Backhus 1, A. Vasquez 6, J. Moran 7, C. Robinson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kopech 7-6, K. Backhus 0-0, A. Vasquez 1-0, J. Moran 3-1, C. Robinson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kopech 88-55, K. Backhus 5-4, A. Vasquez 27-15, J. Moran 34-16, C. Robinson 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Moran 2-0
WP: J. Moran
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Hendrick
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM PT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 42454
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