The Twins went 6-1 against the Athletics last season — sweeping a four-game series at Target Field and going 2-1 in Oakland. Ober was the winning pitcher in two of the games. ... 3B Royce Lewis is in an 0-for-30 slump after ending an 0-for-36 slump in May.
OF Matt Wallner went 2-for-6 with a home run in two games in Seattle after returning from the injured list. He had been sidelined since April 16. ... 1B Ty France has hit safely in 11 of his past 13 games. France was 2-for-4 on Sunday. … LHP Danny Coulombe (left forearm extensor strain), sidelined since May 18, is out.
The Athletics (23-37) have lost 17 of their past 18 games. ... The Athletics are 9-19 in their temporary home in Sacramento. The ballpark is also home to the Sacramento River Cats, the Class AAA farm team of the San Francisco Giants.
SS Jacob Wilson leads MLB rookies in batting average (.357), hits (80), RBI (32) and extra-base hits (19). Wilson, 23, the Athletics’ first-round pick (sixth overall) in 2023, ranks second overall in MLB in majors in hits (80) and third in average (.357). Wilson, who batted .368 in May, was 4-for-4 with an RBI on Sunday in an 8-4 loss at Toronto. He has struck out only 14 times in 224 at-bats — only former Twin Luis Arraez, now with San Diego, has fewer strikeouts (five in 204) per plate appearance.
Former Twins OF Brent Rooker is 17-for-40 (.425) with three home runs and eight RBI in his last 10 games. On the season, Rooker is hitting .267 with 13 HR and 31 RBI. ... 2B Zack Gelof (stress reaction in ribs), who has been sidelined since March 26, could begin a rehabilitation assignment this week.
