Twins starter José Ureña (0–1) ran into trouble in the second after two quick outs. A hit-by-pitch and a pair of basehits loaded the bases for Lawrence Butler, who cleared them with a double to left. Oakland added three more runs in the frame, building a 6–0 lead the Twins couldn’t recover from. The Twins couldn’t even get halfway there.

The Minnesota Twins came into Thursday’s matinee desperate to avoid a sweep against the cellar-dwelling Oakland West Sacramento Athletics. Instead, they fell flat, undone by one disastrous inning and a sputtering offense in an 8–3 loss at Target Field.

The Oakland Athletics staged a ninth-inning comeback to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on August 10, 2025, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, clinching the weekend series with a two-run double from Willie MacIver that spoiled a strong start from Cade Povich.

FILE – This rendering provided by the Oakland Athletics on May 26, 2023, shows a view of their proposed new ballpark at the Tropicana site in Las Vegas. Major League Baseball laid out a detailed ...

Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval poses for a picture before the opening night game against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, April 18, 2022, at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. (Chase Stevens ...

FILE - People watch a baseball game at Oakland Coliseum between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif., July 23, 2022.

This past offseason the Dodgers DFA’d Neuse and the Oakland Athletics were more than happy to snatch him back up, as they are prone to do. The A’s also re-signed Stephen Vogt, Billy McKinney ...

Oakland Athletics president Dave Kaval speaks on the phone before a pregame ceremony honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1973 World Series team at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday ...

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