Friday's Twins-Oakland game recap

A quick look at Friday night's game.

May 15, 2021 at 5:46AM
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Twins starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker delivered a pitch in the first inning Friday night. (Renée Jones Schneider, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER

Sean Murphy, Oakland

Followed a walk by blasting a 1-0 slider into the upper deck in left field, giving Oakland a 3-0 lead.

BY THE NUMBERS

55 Home runs allowed by the Twins in 2021, more than any other MLB team.

7 Home runs allowed at Target Field by Matt Shoemaker, of the 10 he has given up this year.

390 Career plate appearances by Willians Astudillo without ever taking a called third strike, a streak that ended Friday.

ON DECK

Jose Berrios, who gave up only one run over five innings in Oakland last month, tries to stop the Twins' losing streak.

PHIL MILLER

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