ATH 8, MIN 3 | Aug 21, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 21, 2025•Target Field•77°F, Partly Cloudy

ATH

Athletics

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Jack Perkins

LOSS

José Ureña

SAVE

Osvaldo Bido

The Athletics cruised past the Twins 8-3 in a dominant performance.

★Lawrence Butler3 RBI

★Tyler Soderstrom4-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Athletics challenged (trap play), call on the field was upheld: Royce Lewis doubles (15) on a fly ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Kody Clemens scores.

Weather: 77°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 2:42Att: 21,837Venue: Target Field

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97.4%A+

4 missed calls

+2.4% ATH

+0.26 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinATH Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATH	0	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	8	12	0
MIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Game 776653 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nick Kurtz1B	4	2	2	1	1	1	.315/.404/.650	111.3	.653	.972
Lawrence ButlerCF	5	1	1	3	0	1	.231/.301/.409	104.4	.433	.695
Brent RookerDH	5	1	1	1	0	0	.269/.342/.491	102.1	.319	.434
Tyler SoderstromLF	4	1	4	0	1	0	.273/.347/.483	107.7	.618	.801
Darell HernaizSS	5	0	1	1	0	0	.275/.349/.435	100.3	.385	.385
Carlos CortesRF	5	0	1	1	0	1	.277/.300/.340	99.1	.491	.469
Willie MacIverC	3	2	0	0	1	0	.222/.300/.397	86.2	.068	.070
Brett Harris3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.227/.308/.273	98.3	.245	.231
Max Schuemann2B	5	0	1	1	0	2	.200/.303/.288	97	.430	.461
Bench
Jack PerkinsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ben BowdenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	40	8	12	8	3	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Kurtz (6th off Tonkin, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Butler; Rooker; Soderstrom

TB:18

RBI:Butler 3; Rooker; Cortes; Schuemann; Hernaiz; Kurtz

SB:MacIver

Team LOB:10

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Edouard Julien1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190/.272/.314	-	-	-

Pitching

Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jack PerkinsW	5.0	3	2	2	4	2	90-49	91.7	4.19
Ben Bowden	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-12	90.7	4.22
Osvaldo BidoS	3.0	2	1	1	0	4	44-33	92	5.37
Totals	9.0	5	3	3	4	8	149-94	-	-

HBP:Gasper (by Perkins)

Pitches-strikes:Perkins 90-49; Bowden 15-12; Bido 44-33

Groundouts-flyouts:Perkins 2-10; Bowden 0-1; Bido 1-4

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
José UreñaL	5.0	7	6	6	2	3	0	96-60	91.8	5.00

Top 2 • ATH

6-0

Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Tyler Soderstrom scores. Darell Hernaiz to 2nd.

EV: 97.7 mph243 ftLA: 12°

5-0

Darell Hernaiz singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Brent Rooker scores. Tyler Soderstrom to 2nd.

EV: 77.0 mph223 ftLA: 17°

4-0

Brent Rooker doubles (31) on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin. Lawrence Butler scores.

EV: 99.4 mph298 ftLA: 18°

3-0

Lawrence Butler doubles (28) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Austin Martin. Willie MacIver scores. Brett Harris scores. Nick Kurtz scores.

EV: 100.7 mph348 ftLA: 27°

Bot 4 • MIN

6-1

James Outman singles on a ground ball to second baseman Max Schuemann, deflected by first baseman Nick Kurtz. Brooks Lee scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd. Kody Clemens to 2nd.

EV: 88.3 mph104 ftLA: 7°

6-2

Austin Martin singles on a ground ball to shortstop Darell Hernaiz. Luke Keaschall scores. Kody Clemens out at home, shortstop Darell Hernaiz to second baseman Max Schuemann to catcher Willie MacIver. James Outman to 2nd.

EV: 96.6 mph16 ftLA: -6°

Top 6 • ATH

7-2

Nick Kurtz homers (26) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 111.3 mph💣 425 ftLA: 28°

Top 7 • ATH

8-2

Max Schuemann singles on a line drive to right fielder James Outman. Willie MacIver scores.

EV: 94.8 mph268 ftLA: 16°

Bot 9 • MIN

8-3

Athletics challenged (trap play), call on the field was upheld: Royce Lewis doubles (15) on a fly ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Kody Clemens scores.

EV: 98.1 mph384 ftLA: 24°

WP:Ureña

HBP:MacIver (by Ureña); Harris (by Ureña)

Inherited runners-scored:Ramírez 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ureña 96-60; Tonkin 32-20; Ramírez 25-16; Kriske 10-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Ureña 5-8; Tonkin 1-2; Ramírez 2-2; Kriske 1-1

Bench
Byron BuxtonCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.270/.332/.538	109.6	.333	.423
José UreñaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Michael TonkinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Erasmo RamírezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brooks KriskeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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