Recording his second shutout of the season, Matt Keough tossed a five-hitter as the A's downed the Twins, 3-0. The A's runs came on a solo homer by Rob Picciolo in the third inning and a two-run wallop by Mike Heath in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Monday, April 20, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 A's 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .346 Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .298 Smalley ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .188 Johnson dh 2 1 1 0 2 1 .333 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .365 Ward pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Heath c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .237 Goodwin 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Babitt 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Castino 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Newman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Hatcher cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 McKay 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Sofield lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Picciolo ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .292 Smith c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 6 Totals 29 3 6 3 2 6 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 22,141 Left on Base: Twins 5, A's 4 DP: Twins 0, A's 0 Doubles: Powell (2), Henderson (4) Home Runs: Picciolo (1), Heath (2) Stolen Bases: Henderson (7) Caught Stealing: Henderson (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(1-2) 8 6 3 3 2 6 2 31 3.92 Totals 8 6 3 3 2 6 2 31 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough W(3-0) 9 5 0 0 1 6 0 32 0.33 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 6 0 32 Wild Pitches: Keough (3) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Mike Reilly TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong singled to right; Keough threw a wild pitch [Wilfong to second]; Smalley struck out; Adams lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy was called out on strikes; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Goodwin flied out to center; Castino lined to right; Hatcher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (second to first); Heath flied out to right; Babitt made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 3RD: Sofield flied out to left; Smith lined to center; Powell doubled to center [Powell out at third (center to first to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman grounded out (third to first); McKay lined to right; Picciolo homered; Henderson singled to right; Henderson was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. TWINS 4TH: Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley walked; Adams forced Smalley (shortstop to second); Goodwin forced Adams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy struck out; Johnson walked; Armas was called out on strikes; Heath homered [Johnson scored]; Babitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. TWINS 5TH: Castino lined to center; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Sofield popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay singled to shortstop; Picciolo flied out to center; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. TWINS 6TH: Smith made an out to first; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to left; Armas lined to second; Heath flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to left; Adams flied out to center; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Babitt grounded out (first unassisted); Newman grounded out (third to first); McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. TWINS 8TH: Castino lined to left; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Sofield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo lined to center; Henderson doubled to right; Henderson stole third; Murphy grounded out (second to first); Johnson walked; Armas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. TWINS 9TH: Smith singled to center; Powell singled to center [Smith to second]; Wilfong struck out; Smalley struck out; Adams singled to right [Smith to third, Powell to second]; WARD RAN FOR ADAMS; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3.

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