A's hit four homers to back Montas, beat Twins 6-1
— Ramón Laureano hit the first of Oakland's four homers and Frankie Montas pitched six effective innings, helping the Athletics beat the sliding Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Friday night.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
12-24, 4th in AL Cent
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Twins hit 3 homers in rainy 7-3 win over Tigers
— Matt Shoemaker pitched five scoreless innings and Kyle Garlick, Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler homered to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 7-3 win over the Tigers on a rainy Friday night in Detroit.
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Kirilloff's 1st 2 big league homers lead Twins over KC 9-1
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2021 AL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 23 | 14 | .622 | - | W1 |
| Cleveland | 21 | 15 | .583 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 17 | 21 | .447 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Detroit | 13 | 25 | .342 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 24 | .333 | 10.5 | L5 |
2021 Team Leaders
- Batting
- Pitching
BATTING AVERAGE
Home Runs
RUNS BATTED IN
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Pitching
- Batting
Earned Run Average4.6724th
Quality Starts9Tied-26th
WHIP1.3021st
BAA.24723rd
Runs164Tied-14th
Batting Average.2419th
On Base Percentage.31114th
Slugging Percentage.4174th