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Minnesota Twins 9, Athletics 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · Sutter Health ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 25, 12:45 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score50
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 50
9
9–6
FINAL
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 25
6
T-Score25
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsMinnesota has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Matthews leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handAthleticsAthletics owns a .717 OPS vs RHP, 16th in MLB; Minnesota ranks 26th vs LHP.
LineupTwinsMinnesota's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenTwinsMinnesota owns a 4.31 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Athletics's 5.45.
Team strengthTwinsMinnesota leads 50–25 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

MIN
Zebby Matthews RHP
Zebby Matthews
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.12
157th
WHIP
1.33
96th
K/9
7.54
119th
BB/9
2.89
68th
P-Score49i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.77
193rd
OPS/R
–
IP
96.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.39
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
ATH
Jeffrey Springs LHP
Jeffrey Springs
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.02
211th
WHIP
1.48
178th
K/9
7.05
168th
BB/9
3.72
145th
P-Score36i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.30
222nd
OPS/R
–
IP
113.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.66
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Matthews allows the lower home-run rate: 1.77 vs 2.30 per nine.
·Matthews allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.33 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Matthews enters with a 5.12 ERA compared with Springs's 6.02.
·Matthews owns a 4.39 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 6.66 for Springs.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMatthewsSpringsNote
Career vs opponent3.00 ERA, 1 GS27.00 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Matthews arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam36%95.2
Slider23%87.3
Changeup13%86.8
Cutter12%90.9
Curveball11%79.9
Sinker5%95.2
Springs arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam43%91.3
Changeup25%79.5
Slider23%84.2
Sweeper6%77.5
Cutter3%87.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs LHP (Jeffrey Springs)
26th
in MLB
0.678OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Athletics vs RHP (Zebby Matthews)
16th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs LHP Jeffrey Springs
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Springs (BvP)
1Luke KeaschallR2B60.78110.6880-for-1Very small sample
2Byron BuxtonRCF70.83025.7410-for-6Very small sample
3Ryan JeffersRC76.81414.8551-for-2Very small sample
4Josh BellSDH69.73821.7430-for-1Very small sample
5Kody ClemensL2B73.75827.7101-for-1Very small sample
6Royce LewisR1B56.66715.7392-for-5Very small sample
7Kaelen CulpepperRSS43.7213.811No MLB historyNo history
8Brooks LeeS3B60.72824.5870-for-3Very small sample
9Ryan KreidlerRSS47.6658.5770-for-1Very small sample
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .688 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score2Byron Buxton CF · R.254 / .830 · 25 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample70H-Score3Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .855 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score4Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .743 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample69H-Score5Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .710 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample73H-Score6Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .739 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample56H-Score7Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274 / .721 · 3 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .587 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .665 · 8 HRvs hand .577 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample47H-Score
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs RHP Zebby Matthews
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Matthews (BvP)
1Henry BolteRCF63.76411.7391-for-2Very small sample
2Jeff McNeilL2B46.6819.7050-for-1Very small sample
3Zack GelofR3B69.79722.764No MLB historyNo history
4Lawrence ButlerLRF61.72017.7341-for-3Very small sample
5Tommy WhiteR1B31.6003.5901-for-2Very small sample
6Donovan WaltonL2B58.8069.8680-for-1Very small sample
7Max MuncyR3B50.6839.6851-for-2Very small sample
8Carlos CortesLRF56.71510.7120-for-3Very small sample
9Jonah HeimSC46.62813.611No MLB historyNo history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .739 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264 / .681 · 9 HRvs hand .705 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample46H-Score3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .797 · 22 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .734 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score5Tommy White 1B · R.254 / .600 · 3 HRvs hand .590 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample31H-Score6Donovan Walton 2B · L.261 / .806 · 9 HRvs hand .868 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample58H-Score7Max Muncy 3B · R.230 / .683 · 9 HRvs hand .685 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample50H-Score8Carlos Cortes RF · L.251 / .715 · 10 HRvs hand .712 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample56H-Score9Jonah Heim C · S.204 / .628 · 13 HRvs hand .611 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMINMIN·ATHATH
AVG.245 16th.245 13th
OPS.720 13th.719 15th
Home runs187 12th194 11th
Runs739 10th699 20th
OBP.317 16th.317 15th
SLG.403 11th.402 12th
PitchingMINMIN·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.56vs5.51
MINATH
WHIP1.36vs1.51
MINATH
K/98.7vs8.5
MINATH
HR Allowed186vs247
MINATH
BullpenMINMIN·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.31vs5.45
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.50
no league rank
Saves45vs39
MINATH
ResultsMINMIN·ATHATH
+28618th
Run differential
+9830th
77–85 Record64–98
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins (4–6)
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
Athletics (4–6)
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—4
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Twins?+
Zebby Matthews (5.12 ERA, 7–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Athletics?+
Jeffrey Springs (6.02 ERA, 3–11) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:40 PM ET at Sutter Health Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Sutter Health Park, home of the Athletics.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Twins and Athletics performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Athletics 4–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Zebby Matthews is at 49; Jeffrey Springs is at 36. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.