BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins blanked the Athletics 2-0 on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Target Field, behind a combined shutout from six pitchers and a two-run sixth inning that provided the only scoring of the game.

The victory before a crowd of 30,873 lifted the Twins to 52-54, while the Athletics dropped to 44-60. Taylor Rogers earned the win with two innings of one-hit relief, improving to 6-3. Yoendrys Gómez pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 13th save. Mason Barnett took the loss, falling to 1-1, after allowing two runs on four hits over 3⅓ innings.

The game’s decisive moment came with one out in the bottom of the sixth. Josh Bell drew a walk off Barnett, and Royce Lewis followed with a double to left field, moving Bell to third. After Victor Caratini flied out, Alan Roden lined a sharp single to right field that brought home Bell and Lewis, giving Minnesota a 2-0 lead. Roden’s hit capped a two-run rally that proved insurmountable for Oakland’s offense.

The Athletics managed only three hits in the game, all by position players. Jeff McNeil collected two doubles, one in the fifth inning on fan interference and another in the seventh, but could not push a runner across. The Athletics stranded runners at third base in the third, fifth and eighth innings. Henry Bolte walked and advanced to third in the third but was left there when Nick Kurtz struck out. In the fifth, McNeil’s double and a walk to Lawrence Butler put runners on first and second, but Jacob Wilson grounded into a force out. In the eighth, Butler reached on a walk, took third on a throwing error by Twins pitcher Andrew Morris, and Wilson reached on a fielder’s choice, but Kurtz, Tyler Soderstrom and Jonah Heim all made outs to end the threat.

Twins starter Kendry Rojas was the top star, working four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out five. Rojas, who had struggled in his two previous outings against Cleveland and the Chicago Cubs, threw 47 of his 72 pitches for strikes. Rogers relieved him and struck out two in two innings of one-hit work. Andrew Morris, Tommy Nance and Gómez each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the game.

For Oakland, Brady Basso delivered 2⅓ hitless innings of relief, striking out three. Luis Medina pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts. Hayden Juenger and Jose Suarez also combined for 1⅓ scoreless innings. But Barnett’s 3⅓-inning start featured two runs on four hits and two walks, and the Athletics’ bullpen could not overcome the early deficit.

The game was the second of a three-game series. had won the opener Friday 2-0, snapping a three-game losing streak. The Athletics entered the game having lost 10 of their previous 14 contests. Minnesota had split its previous four games.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of 5-2 in favor of the Twins. Interstat’s ELO system gave Minnesota a 58.50 percent probability of winning. The Twins were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1½. The total score of two runs fell short of the over-under line of 10½.