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MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/15/2023
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MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1960 - SATURDAY, JULY 15TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (56-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Oakland Athletics (47-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Twins Top Athletics, 1-0, Behind Sampson
The Minnesota Twins got a good effort from starter Keyvius Sampson in defeating the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum. The final score was 1-0. Minnesota leads the American League Central by 8½ games.

Sampson's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 6 strikeouts in 7 innings while allowing 2 hits. Sampson, who finished 2nd in the AL in strikeouts with 230 in 2015, goes to 7-5 on the year with 105 strikeouts.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Sampson said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. López LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .301 18 46
M. González CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 6 36
G. Copeland DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .308 16 72
K. Cowart 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 19 60
R. Davis 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .270 7 20
C. Howard C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 4 16
   a-B. Wells PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 5 25
   b-R. Edwards C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 7 25
B. Marsh RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .226 4 7
B. Rodgers SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 8 21
B. Shewmake 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .242 7 40
Totals 29 1 3 1 3 8 15      
a - B. Wells pinch hit for C. Howard in the 9th
b - R. Edwards substituted for B. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Marsh (4, 7th Inning off J. Elson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. López , B. Marsh 4 , B. Shewmake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Copeland , B. Shewmake
Hit by Pitch: M. González , K. Cowart , R. Davis , B. Rodgers
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Faustini CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 1 16
G. Mitchell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 8 27
C. Randall DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 15 58
B. Gill 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 11 38
C. López 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .246 16 51
W. Franco SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 12 46
L. Musgrave 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 14 55
R. Bannatyne LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Monken Jr. C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 8 20
Totals 28 0 2 0 1 7 6      
BATTING
Doubles: C. López (15, 5th Inning off K. Sampson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Randall , C. López 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Randall , R. Bannatyne
Sac Bunt: G. Faustini
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gill (6)
OF assists: 1 (Mitchell(López at 2nd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Sampson W (7-5) 7.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 95 71 3.72
J. Rivera H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0.00
J. Bannatyne SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 6 1.62
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sampson 79
Batters Faced: K. Sampson 23, J. Rivera 3, J. Bannatyne 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sampson 8-7, J. Rivera 1-2, J. Bannatyne 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sampson 95-71, J. Rivera 10-6, J. Bannatyne 14-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
I. Anderson 5.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 92 62 3.34
J. Elson L (2-4) 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 35 25 4.10
J. Torres 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 11 4.84
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Anderson 65
Batters Faced: I. Anderson 19, J. Elson 12, J. Torres 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Anderson 3-6, J. Elson 1-5, J. Torres 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Anderson 92-62, J. Elson 35-25, J. Torres 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Torres 1-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Anderson 2 , J. Elson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keyvius Sampson
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 23002
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