Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins — Recap

July 25, 2026 · Target Field · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Minnesota Twins, entering play with a 53-54 record, secured a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics (44-61), fulfilling their pregame status as the favored team. The contest proved to be a low-scoring affair, with pitching dominating for much of the game and both offenses struggling to generate runs.

The deadlock was finally broken in the bottom of the sixth inning when Alan Roden delivered the decisive blow for the Twins. Roden singled to right field, allowing both Bell and Lewis to cross the plate and give Minnesota a 2-0 advantage. Roden's single accounted for his lone hit and all two of the Twins' RBIs, making him the top offensive performer of the night. On the mound, Kendry Rojas was instrumental in the Twins' shutout effort, pitching 4.0 innings, recording 5 strikeouts, and allowing 0 earned runs to earn top pitching honors.

How the Prediction Fared

✓ Favorite Won

Pregame, the market favored the Minnesota Twins (-168, 60% implied) over the Oakland Athletics. Final: the Minnesota Twins won 2–0.

Player of the Game

At the Plate

Alan Roden

3 AB, 1 H, 2 RBI

On the Mound

Kendry Rojas

4.0 IP, 5 K, 0 ER

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	0
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	—		2	6	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Kendry Rojas	4.0	1	0	0	1	5	2.81
Mason Barnett L	3.1	4	2	2	1	2	4.74
Brady Basso	2.1	2	0	0	1	3	5.06
Taylor Rogers W	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	5.17
Luis Medina	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3.64
Andrew Morris	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	3.24
Tommy Nance	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3.76
Yoendrys Gomez S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.40
Jose Suarez	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	4.25