Twins open with a win in West Sacramento
There was a lot of phone call/call me gestures Monday night for the Minnesota Twins. It has become a team signature celebration after really any hit big or small. It SEEMS to be poking fun at Harrison Bader who started doing the celebration, but the team claims they don’t know what it means. That’s according to an Audra Martin report. Either way, it’s fun to see because it means the Twins are hitting the ball.
A big second inning was the start the Twins needed to open a four-game series in West Sacramento against the A’s. In that inning, after a Wallner flyout to deep center, Correa managed a double, followed by a Castro infield single. A pitch hit Clemens, and then Ty France would have the first RBI of the game. That would lead to a six-run inning.
#MNTwins score FIVE runs in the second inning. The first RBI came from this single to right from Ty France
— SleeperTwins (@SleeperMLBTwins) June 3, 2025
No home runs for the Twins on Monday night, but the extra-base hits were abundant. Buxton, Correa, Lee and France all would have doubles on the day. The Twins’ success against Luis Severino would continue. He has faced the Twins four times in his career, and he is now 0-3 in those outings. Monday, he pitched 5 2⁄3 giving up 9 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 1 BB with 1 K. This came after he had only given up three runs in his last three starts on the season combined.
Luis Severino’s face says it all. #Athletics pic.twitter.com/o6UxzH55jG
— Uprooted (@uprootedoakland) June 3, 2025
Statlines:
Byron Buxton was 2-5 with 5 RBI
Brooks Lee was 2-5 with 2 RBI
Ty France 3-5 with 2 RBI, 2 R
Joe Ryan didn’t have his best stuff tonight. He would throw 97 pitches in 5 innings pitched. He gave up 4 ER, walked 3. His ERA now sits at 2.91.
Something to keep an eye on in this series into the weekend…the Twins bullpen. Before the win over the A’s on Monday, the Twins bullpen had the third-best ERA in the American League at 3.25, behind only Detroit and Tampa. The Twins bullpen has the second-best WHIP in the American League at 1.13, behind Toronto. Monday night the bullpen pitched four innings of scoreless baseball. Knock on wood, it’s something we haven’t been used to in Minnesota over the past few seasons. There has been some volatility.
Next Up
The battle of the Lopezes. Pablo Lopez (4-3, 2.75) is on the mound for Minnesota. Jacob Lopez (0-3, 6.32) is the southpaw who will be on the rubber for the Athletics Tuesday at 9:05 p.m. Jacob Lopez has only pitched 15.2 innings on the season.