And again, it was Brown who spark the offense with a 2-out triple: He got tagged again in the next frame, though, allowing a walk and RBI double to extend Minnesota’s lead to 4-1.Īnd again, Oakland came right back and showed some fight, preventing the Twins from getting a shutdown inning. It looked like Jefferies had figured it out in the second, getting a quick 1-2-3 inning on just 10 pitches with two strikeouts. Oakland answered right back, thanks to a Ramon Laureano double and RBI single from Seth Brown that he took the other way to left field. A combination of four singles and a walk lead to three Minnesota runs in the first inning, including a bases-loaded single by Gary Sanchez. Starting pitcher Daulton Jefferies did not have it today, and it showed from the get-go. *** Click here to revisit today’s Game Thread! *** At least there’s an off day for the team tomorrow. The lineup showed more signs of coming out of their slump, collecting 12 hits of their own, but no where near enough to keep up with Minnesota today. Most of the damage was done against just two pitchers, but it was so out of hand that Oakland turned to a position player to save the bullpen, allowing Minnesota to add on in the ninth and making the final score look even worse. The pitching couldn’t hold down the Twins lineup this afternoon, walking 10 batters and giving up 14 total hits. Oakland had no answer for the Minnesota Twins today, losing by a final of 14-4 in the final regular-season game against these guys.
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