The Oakland Athletics kicked off the second half of the season with a three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum with the Minnesota Twins. While the 25-67 A’s remain in the cellar of the American League West, the Twins at 45-46 are just one game back of Cleveland in the American League Central Division. Both teams came back from the All-Star break hoping for a strong stretch run.
The Twins opened the game aggressively and were up 1-0 after just five pitches. Carlos Correa doubled, Donovan Solano singled and Byron Buxton hit a sacrifice fly scoring Correa.