Athletics at Minnesota Twins

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ATH	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	2	8	8	4
MIN	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	—	11	13	0

On the mound Sunday, Connor Prielipp got the ball for Minnesota looking to build on a rookie season that's had its bumps, while Jeffrey Springs took his turn for an Athletics staff that's been picked apart by injuries all year. Neither guy came in dominant — Prielipp sat at 2-5 with a 4.73 ERA, Springs at 3-9 and 6.23 — but only one of them left the day with his record trending up.

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Athletics(44-60)

LWLLW

8

+1.5-150+125o10.5+111

Twins(52-54)

WLWWL

11

-1.5+150-127u10.5-111

Best BetTwins -162

Postgame

Twins winning outright by 3 cashes the moneyline, the run-differential gap between these clubs showing up on the scoreboard.

Pregame

Minnesota came in as the vig-heavy side, priced around -148 win probability when this pick went up. That's asking a lot in a divisional-style matchup, but Oakland is carrying the sport's ugliest run differential and had just crawled out of a nine-game skid — the Twins' floor is simply higher. Backing the home side against a team this broken is the play, even at a price with little margin for error.

Oakland's lineup took another hit on the day, placing All-Star catcher Shea Langeliers on the 10-day IL after a torn meniscus in his right knee — a real blow for a team already missing Brent Rooker for the season and still shaking off a nine-game losing streak that left it with the worst run differential in baseball. Minnesota, by contrast, is dealing with far less carnage; the lone new name on its injury sheet is right-hander Mike Paredes (oblique), tucked onto the 15-day IL that same afternoon. That health gap alone explains why the market leaned so hard toward the home side all weekend.

Jeffrey Springs

(3-11)·6.17 ERA

Jul 20 @ Diamondbacks

ND

5.0IP

2ER

2K

1BB

78P

07/26 Lineup

Connor Prielipp

(3-5)·4.75 ERA

Jul 8 vs Guardians

ND

5.0IP

3ER

6K

2BB

83P

07/26 Lineup

None of that stopped the Athletics from making it interesting. Even reeling and short-handed, Oakland still has thump in Nick Kurtz, and his 412-foot, three-run homer in the sixth turned a laugher into a game for a few innings. It just wasn't enough against a Twins team that had already put this one away early.

Athletics

(44-60)

Jul 25L@ Twins0-2

Jul 25W@ Twins2-0

Jul 22L@ Diamondbacks5-15

Jul 22L@ Diamondbacks5-6

Jul 21W@ Diamondbacks5-2

Minnesota Twins

(52-54)

Jul 25Wvs Athletics2-0

Jul 25Lvs Athletics0-2

Jul 23W@ Guardians3-1

Jul 22W@ Guardians10-6

Jul 21L@ Guardians2-5

This one flipped the identity of the whole series. Oakland had actually shut Minnesota out in back-to-back games on July 24 and 25 before this finale, so the Twins' response — three runs in the first, three more in the second — was as much about snapping out of a mini-slump as it was about padding a record that's still hovering right around .500.

Athletics

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• Day-To-DayJeffrey Springs (SP) — Springs allowed two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out two over five-plus innings in a no-decision versus the Diamondbacks on Monday.07/26
• 10-Day-ILShea Langeliers (C) — The Athletics placed Langeliers on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a torn meniscus in his right knee.07/26
• 10-Day-ILJoshua Kuroda-Grauer (3B) — Kuroda-Grauer was diagnosed with a testicular contusion after exiting Monday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/21
• 10-Day-ILZack Gelof (3B) — Gelof will begin baseball activities once the stitches on his right knee are removed Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 15-Day-ILJ.T. Ginn (SP) — The Athletics placed Ginn on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a blister on his right middle finger.07/22
• 15-Day-ILMark Leiter Jr. (RP) — The Athletics reinstated Leiter (hip) from the 15-day injured list Friday.07/21
• 15-Day-ILJustin Sterner (RP) — Sterner earned his first save of the season in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Cubs. He tossed a perfect inning while striking out one.07/18
• 60-Day-ILLuis Severino (SP) — Severino's (shoulder) recent MRI showed signs of healing, but manager Mark Kotsay indicated Saturday that the right-hander is several weeks away from a potential return to the rotation, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.07/19
• 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke (CF) — Manager Mark Kotsay said Saturday that Clarke (hamstring) is nearing a rehab assignment, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.07/19
• 60-Day-ILBrent Rooker (DH) — Rooker will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Kriske (RP) — Kriske (shoulder) began a throwing progression Thursday, MLB.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund (SP) — Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.05/20

Minnesota Twins

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• 15-Day-ILMike Paredes (SP) — The Twins placed Paredes (oblique) on the 15-day injured list Sunday.07/26
• 15-Day-ILAnthony Banda (RP) — Banda underwent surgery to repair his left lat strain and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/09
• 60-Day-ILDavid Festa (SP) — Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll said that Festa (shoulder) is scheduled to visit Dr. Robert Bowers in Atlanta on Tuesday and Wednesday to receive an additional medical opinion after the right-hander recently showed symptoms of a potential recurrence of thoracic outlet syndrome, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILMick Abel (SP) — The Twins plan to re-evaluate Abel (elbow) on Sept. 1, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILGarrett Acton (RP) — Acton (shoulder) struck out a batter and allowed three earned runs on one hit and three walks over two-thirds of an inning in a rehab appearance Tuesday in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.07/15
• 60-Day-ILPablo Lopez (SP) — The Twins placed Lopez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08

Zoom out and these two rosters are headed in completely different directions. Minnesota's front office is still weighing buyer-or-seller mode ahead of the deadline while clinging to the fringe of the AL Wild Card race, and sloppy, error-strewn wins like this one are exactly what a fringe contender needs to bank. Oakland, at 44-60 and last in the AL West, is just trying to find reasons to watch September.