Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins, April 20, 2021 (Game 1)
April 20, 2021, 6:30 PM ET | Oakland Coliseum
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Oakland Athletics
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Minnesota TwinsOakland Athletics
.737
OPS.723
228
HR199
729
Runs743
4.83
ERA4.02
1.32
WHIP1.26
1317
Strikeouts by pitchers1332
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Oakland Athletics, MLBDB pick
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Oakland Athletics, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Willians Astudillo led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch GarverC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson CruzDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake CaveLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis ArraezLF/2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent RookerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willians Astudillo2B/1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Mitch Moreland led Oakland Athletics with 2 hits and 2 home runs and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark CanhaLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramón LaureanoCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jed Lowrie2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Olson1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Chapman3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean MurphyC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch MorelandDH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stephen PiscottyRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis AndrusSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Pitching
Matt Shoemaker went 3.1 innings for Minnesota Twins (0 SO, 5 ER); Sean Manaea went 7.0 innings for Oakland Athletics (7 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Matt Shoemaker | 3.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Alcala | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Luke Farrell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lewis Thorpe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Sean Manaea | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
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