After Tyler Soderstrom began the inning with an infield single, second baseman Luke Keaschall could not handle a rocket hit toward him, which took a hop and wound up in the outfield. The next batter reached when first baseman Kody Clemens dropped a throw from Royce Lewis. He was charged with an error.

Joe Ryan removed his cap and ran his right hand through his hair as he trotted off the mound after a 39-pitch fourth inning Tuesday, in which three unearned runs scored, and then he sat on the dugout bench for the next several minutes reviewing his pitches on an iPad.

Shea Langeliers hit his 27th home run, Tyler Soderstrom extended his hitting streak to 17 games and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3.

August schedule with a sense of hope, but came away from Tuesday night's game with more of the same. Here's how the Twins continued their descent into badness.

The A’s are sixth in MLB in home runs, led by rookie Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers and former Twin Brent Rooker.

MLB reporter Theo DeRosa included the Twins in his recent article highlighting 2025 sellers who could become buyers next season.

What would the Twins gain if baseball redraws its maps and restructures its playoff system—and what could they lose?

This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. The Pohlads aren’t selling the Twins after all. What a mess. Plus: it was a big day in Wrigleyville, some of it good,