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Minnesota Twins 4, Athletics 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:05 PM ET · Sutter Health ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 26, 11:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score50
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 50
4
4–7
FINAL
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 24
7
T-Score24
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAthleticsThe starters are close overall, but Ginn owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .015 difference in OPS.
LineupAthleticsAthletics's official lineup includes 5 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenTwinsMinnesota has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Team strengthTwinsMinnesota leads 50–24 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

MIN
Connor Prielipp LHP
Connor Prielipp
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.57
156th
WHIP
1.40
107th
K/9
9.70
59th
BB/9
3.65
113th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.25
76th
OPS/R
–
IP
93.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
7.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
ATH
J.T. Ginn RHP
J.T. Ginn
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.60
72nd
WHIP
1.23
91st
K/9
8.03
126th
BB/9
3.74
152nd
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.95
95th
OPS/R
–
IP
132.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.38
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Ginn enters with a 3.60 ERA compared with Prielipp's 5.57.
·Prielipp owns a 9.7 K/9 compared with Ginn's 8.0.
·Ginn allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.23 WHIP compared with 1.40.
·Ginn has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricPrielippGinnNote
Career vs opponent1.59 ERA, 1 GS– ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Prielipp arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider30%87.9
Four-seam27%95.6
Curveball18%83.1
Sinker15%95.0
Changeup10%86.7
Ginn arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker37%93.4
Changeup20%87.8
Cutter16%90.3
Slider13%85.9
Four-seam11%93.5
Curveball3%84.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs RHP (J.T. Ginn)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Athletics vs LHP (Connor Prielipp)
9th
in MLB
0.724OPS
.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 RHP J.T. Ginn
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ginn (BvP)
1Luke KeaschallR2B60.78110.8001-for-2Very small sample
2Brooks LeeS3B60.72824.8002-for-3Very small sample
3Josh BellSDH69.73821.741No MLB historyNo history
4Ryan JeffersRC76.81414.8200-for-1Very small sample
5Kody ClemensL2B73.75827.7890-for-2Very small sample
6Royce LewisR1B53.66715.638No MLB historyNo history
7Trevor LarnachLLF64.78813.8191-for-3Very small sample
8Kaelen CulpepperRSS43.7213.7041-for-2Very small sample
9Alan RodenLRF—.7681.6700-for-1Very small sample
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score3Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .820 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample76H-Score5Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample73H-Score6Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .638 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score7Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample64H-Score8Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274 / .721 · 3 HRvs hand .704 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score9Alan Roden RF · L.291 / .768 · 1 HRvs hand .670 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample—H-Score
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs LHP Connor Prielipp
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Prielipp (BvP)
1Henry BolteRCF63.76411.8440-for-2Very small sample
2Zack GelofR3B69.79722.8220-for-1Very small sample
3Lawrence ButlerLRF59.72017.664No MLB historyNo history
4Jonah HeimSC46.62813.8520-for-2Very small sample
5Tommy WhiteR1B31.6003.6320-for-2Very small sample
6Jeff McNeilL2B44.6819.5941-for-2Very small sample
7Carlos CortesLRF56.71510.831No MLB historyNo history
8Alika WilliamsRSS42.7354.8330-for-2Very small sample
9Darell HernaizRSS27.5931.6361-for-2Very small sample
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .844 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score2Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .797 · 22 HRvs hand .822 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample69H-Score3Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score4Jonah Heim C · S.204 / .628 · 13 HRvs hand .852 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample46H-Score5Tommy White 1B · R.254 / .600 · 3 HRvs hand .632 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample31H-Score6Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264 / .681 · 9 HRvs hand .594 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample44H-Score7Carlos Cortes RF · L.251 / .715 · 10 HRvs hand .831 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score8Alika Williams SS · R.270 / .735 · 4 HRvs hand .833 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score9Darell Hernaiz SS · R.234 / .593 · 1 HRvs hand .636 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample27H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMINMIN·ATHATH
AVG.245 14th.245 16th
OPS.720 12th.719 15th
Home runs187 12th194 11th
Runs739 10th699 21st
OBP.317 14th.317 16th
SLG.403 10th.402 15th
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 ERA4.29vs5.79
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.54
no league rank
Saves45vs39
MINATH
ResultsMINMIN·ATHATH
+29018th
Run differential
+10130th
77–85 Record64–98
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins (4–6)
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
Athletics (4–6)
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—4
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Twins?+
Connor Prielipp (5.57 ERA, 3–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Athletics?+
J.T. Ginn (3.60 ERA, 8–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:05 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?+
Connor Prielipp is at 52; J.T. Ginn is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.