MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/24/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1544 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (61-69) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Minnesota Twins (70-60) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Twins Edge Athletics, 5-4
Oakland center fielder Esteury Ruiz had a good game, even if his team did not. The Athletics dropped a 5-4 decision to Minnesota at Target Field. Ruiz was 3 for 5 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs. The 7th-place Twins are 70-60.

With Minnesota trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth, Royce Lewis hit a 2-run home run off Oakland pitcher Drew Rucinski. It put the Twins ahead 5-4.

"No one player deserves all the credit when you win," Lewis said. "And the same is true when you lose."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .214 9 42
J. Aguilar 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .246 15 42
T. Soderstrom DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .277 3 13
A. Diaz 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .212 12 55
S. Langeliers C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .205 9 33
C. Capel LF 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .210 4 30
B. Rooker RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .219 0 0
J. Peterson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .195 4 18
J. Palacios SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 4 21
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Aguilar (7, 7th Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Rooker (1, 8th Inning off J. Moran, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ruiz 3 , J. Aguilar 2 , T. Soderstrom , A. Diaz , S. Langeliers , C. Capel , B. Rooker 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Soderstrom , A. Diaz , C. Capel , J. Peterson 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ruiz 3 (41) , B. Rooker (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Palacios (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lewis 3B, SS 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .186 3 12
J. Miranda 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 16 65
B. Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255 27 58
J. Gallo LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .200 36 80
   b-Y. Severino 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 16
J. Polanco DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .264 18 65
M. Kepler RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .259 16 53
C. Vázquez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .270 8 42
N. Gordon 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .253 10 37
W. Castro SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .302 1 16
   a-M. Taylor LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 5 20
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 5 16      
a - M. Taylor substituted for W. Castro in the 8th
b - Y. Severino substituted for J. Gallo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Miranda (34, 3rd Inning off D. Acevedo, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Vázquez (20, 4th Inning off D. Acevedo, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Gordon (12, 4th Inning off D. Acevedo, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Castro (8, 4th Inning off D. Rucinski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gallo (36, 4th Inning off D. Acevedo, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lewis (3, 4th Inning off D. Rucinski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lewis 4 , J. Miranda 2 , J. Gallo 4 , J. Polanco 2 , C. Vázquez 3 , N. Gordon 2 , W. Castro 2
2-out RBI: R. Lewis , N. Gordon , W. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Buxton , M. Kepler , C. Vázquez , N. Gordon
Hit by Pitch: J. Gallo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Buxton-Lewis)
OF assists: 1 (Buxton(Rooker at 3rd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Acevedo 3.2 5 3 3 0 3 1 78 3.23   
D. Rucinski L (5-2) 2.2 3 2 2 2 1 1 45 6.00   
S. Moll 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.59   
J. Wieland 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Acevedo 40
Batters Faced: D. Acevedo 17, D. Rucinski 13, S. Moll 3, J. Wieland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Acevedo 3-5, D. Rucinski 2-5, S. Moll 1-0, J. Wieland 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Acevedo 78-50, D. Rucinski 45-28, S. Moll 14-9, J. Wieland 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rucinski 1-1 , S. Moll 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Acevedo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gray W (13-6) 5.0 8 4 4 2 4 0 90 3.75   
J. Lopez H (9) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.20   
J. Moran H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.29   
J. Duran SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 37
Batters Faced: S. Gray 24, J. Lopez 7, J. Moran 4, J. Duran 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 5-5, J. Lopez 4-0, J. Moran 1-1, J. Duran 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 90-56, J. Lopez 23-17, J. Moran 12-9, J. Duran 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Esteury Ruiz
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 29260
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