![]() They look like a near-lock to make the playoffs for the second-consecutive season. The A’s are 90-61 and still hold the first Wild Card slot. ![]() Cleveland sits five games back of Minnesota in the AL Central. The Twins now are 92-58 and will almost certainly win their first division title since 2010. If the Twins and Yankees met in October, the Bombers would almost certainly receive a hefty dose of Berrios. Jose Berrios, the Twins’ ace, pitched 7.1 strong innings, yielding just two runs and striking out eight. In Minnesota, the Twins took down Chicago by a score of 5-3. Former Yankee legend Ian Kennedy secured the save in the Royals’ 6-5 win. The A’s took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to a two-run Khris Davis single, but closer Liam Hendriks couldn’t hold the lead, yielding a game-tying home run to Brett Phillips and a game-winning RBI double to Adalberto Mondesi in the ninth. In Oakland, the A’s let a close one slip away against Kansas City. Twins march toward AL Central title, A’s slip up against Royals We didn’t have much scoreboard watching to do. Just two of those games, one between the Athletics and the Royals, the other between the Twins and the White Sox, could have any impact on the Yankees’ playoff plans. 14 clubs didn’t play, leaving only eight contests across the entire league. Oakland.The Yankees were one of many teams to have off last night. The Twins have a winning record against every AL West rival this season except vs. Oakland CF Coco Crisp was in the original starting lineup, then was scratched due to the lingering rains. NOTES: Minnesota is 4-13 in its last 17 games. Suzuki added a two-run homer in the sixth off Liam Hendricks and Cespedes hit 26th homer in the eighth. Chris Young had a sacrifice fly, Cespedes a two-run single and Callaspo a two-run homer. They are really getting after it."Ĭallaspo's two-out single in the first drove in Lowrie, and the A's opened a 6-0 lead with a five-run second. Every time we made a mistake they just kill you. "It's like piranhas with blood in the water. "Any mistake you make right now they jump on you," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. Twins starter Pedro Hernandez (3-2) gave up six runs and eight hits in two innings. Josmil Pinto homered for Minnesota, 1-5 on its trip. The infield was covered by a silver tarp before the game and workers repeatedly had to sweep big puddles of water away. The visiting dugout was flooded and sewage backed up in the A's coaches' bathroom, the third such incident at the Coliseum this season. The game started after a two-hour rain delay. Kurt Suzuki also homered for the A's, and Jed Lowrie had three hits. 16.Ĭallaspo matched his career highs with four hits and had three RBIs. He gave up eight runs against the Los Angeles Angels on Sept. Parker (12-7), who may start the A's postseason opener, gave up one run and four hits in six innings, allowed only two runners past first and didn't walk a batter for the fifth time this season. ![]() "The timing for that seems to be pretty good." "We're swinging the bats well and adding on and hitting home runs and doing a lot of things that we continue to do," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. ![]() The A's have won 12 of 15 and are 16 of their last 21, opening a season-high 7?-game lead over second-place Texas entering Saturday. "It's the best thing that can happen for any team, not just for us, to qualify in your home city," said A's slugger Yoenis Cespedes, who hit his 26th home run of the season in the eighth inning.Ĭallaspo also homered and matched his career high with four hits for Oakland. Oakland can still clinch at home by beating Minnesota in the series finale on Sunday. When the Rangers recorded the final out to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, the celebration was put on hold. About 100 fans lingered in the stadium as well, viewing the game on Coliseum's two big scoreboards. The A's were prepared just in case it happened Saturday.Īfter Oakland's win, most of the team stayed in the clubhouse to watch the ending of the second-place Texas Rangers game against Kansas City. If we handle what we do and we win games, it's going to happen." "It's something where we know we've got to take care of what we do, and if we win it's going to take care of itself," said Parker, who allowed one run and four hits over six innings. The Athletics will have to wait at least one more day before celebrating a playoff berth.Ī year after capturing the AL West with a dramatic win on the final day of the regular season, Oakland lowered its magic number to one for clinching a second straight division title, beating the Minnesota Twins 9-1 Saturday behind the pitching of Jarrod Parker and hitting of Alberto Callaspo. OAKLAND - The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oakland's clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler.
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