Nothing separated these teams for five innings. Then, in the sixth, Minnesota manufactured the only runs it would need, and that was enough to beat Oakland 2-0 at Target Field.
| 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 | X | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Kendry Rojas set the tone from the mound, working four innings without allowing a run while striking out five and walking one. He allowed just a single hit before handing things off to a Minnesota bullpen that did not blink, holding Oakland scoreless the rest of the way. Taylor Rogers picked up the win with two scoreless innings, and Yoendrys Gomez closed it out for the save.
The sixth inning decided the game. With the score tied 0-0, Alan Roden singled to right, and both Josh Bell and Royce Lewis scored on the play, putting Minnesota ahead 2-0. It was the only lead change of the game, and the Twins never let it go.
Mason Barnett took the loss for Oakland, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits over 3.1 innings with 2 strikeouts. Oakland managed only 3 hits all night and could never generate the offense to answer back, finishing scoreless across all nine innings.
The win pushed Minnesota to 52-54, snapping in with a second straight result after a losing skid, while Oakland fell to 44-60 with the setback extending its own slide. Rojas earned game MVP honors for his outing, one that set up the bullpen's clean finish.