W hen the A's and Minnesota Twins met up earlier this season, the Athletics were at the tail end of their 1-20 stretch at the beginning of June, and it was actually the Twins that

The Minnesota Twins are near rock bottom, and yet Rocco Baldelli is the only one taking responsibility while Derek Falvey and the Pohlad family sit in the shadows.

No, I don’t mean becoming a super-utility player that hits better than you would expect. Rather, Thomas Hatch could be the next unheralded pickup that finds a way to stick with the Minnesota Twins for longer than anyone guessed.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/athletics as Hot A's Offense to Face Struggling Minnesota Twins Starter.

The Twins have a 1-5 record on their current homestand against Detroit and the A’s, one of two teams with a worse record in the American League.

The A's (57-70) visit the Minnesota Twins (58-67) for the second game of their 3-game series Wednesday. First pitch from Target Field is set for 7:40 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the A's vs. Twins odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

During the All-Star Break Minnesota participated in the 2025 MLB Draft. They selected Marek Houston with the 16th overall pick and not long after he was talking to Minnesota Sports Fan about his experience. Now he’s headed to the next rung of the farm system ladder.

The A’s built a big lead with a three-run fourth inning, and the Twins couldn’t rally despite home runs from Brooks Lee and Ryan Jeffers.

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

Minnesota Twins right fielder Matt Wallner catches a Detroit Tigers’ Matt Vierling fly ball on the run in the fifth inning during a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Detroit.

A's left-hander Jacob Lopez is slowly but surely making his name known around baseball following yet another impressive start. He entered Tuesday's game having not allowed a run to score in his past four turns through the rotation.