Bailey Ober delivered a strong, steady outing for Minnesota, working 5 2/3 innings with seven punchouts and a modest 3 hits allowed, despite a back tightness that lingered into the later frames. The Twins bullpen held the line for most of the game, giving Minnesota a late chance to steal one at Target Field. In the 10th, Shea Langeliers crushed a two-run homer off Génesis Cabrera to push Oakland ahead, then Cabrera closed the door as the A’s prevailed 4-2. Minnesota stranded Austin Martin on third, the automatic runner, sealing a frustrating finish.

Early in the game, Minnesota had prime opportunities: Outman and Fitzgerald sparked the third inning with back-to-back hits, Caroming into trouble on the contact play at the plate and a runners-on-step double play, stalling the frame. A 5th-inning rally produced two runs on Larnach and Brooks Lee RBI hits, though Lee was picked off trying to advance to third on a passed ball. Keaschall and Lee added back-to-back singles in the 8th but could not push across. The night underscored Ober’s resilience and the bullpen’s ability to bridge innings, but Oakland’s late strike erased Minnesota’s rally and left the Twins squarely in the hunt with a .500-ish pace for August.