A's Beat Twins 9-1, Lower Magic Number To 1

The Oakland Athletics lowered their magic number to one for clinching their second straight AL West title, beating the Minnesota Twins 9-1 Saturday behind the pitching of Jarrod Parker and hitting of Alberto Callaspo. The A's have won 12 of 15 and are 16 of their last 21, opening a season-high 7½-game lead over second-place Texas entering Saturday. Texas was Kansas City later in the day. Oakland players filed quietly off the field to a standing ovation from the Oakland Coliseum crowd after reliever Jerry Blevins got the final out.

• Sep 21, 2013

Cesepdes, Donaldson Homer, A's Top Twins 11-0

Oakland's Josh Donaldson made plans to buy a pair of goggles for this year's locker room celebrations. A's manager Bob Melvin refuses to think beyond the next game. Yoenis Cespedes and Donaldson homered, Alberto Callaspo had two hits and drove in two runs, and Bartolo Colon pitched six innings as Oakland trimmed its magic number for clinching the AL West to two with an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

• Sep 21, 2013

Twins Come Back, Then Lose To A's Late

The Minnesota Twins sure made an interesting game out of it with Oakland, rallying back only to be done in by the longball. Several times.

• Sep 20, 2013

A's Beat Twins 8-2, Increase Lead In AL West

A.J. Griffin allowed just two hits in seven innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2 Thursday afternoon to increase their division lead heading into a crucial weekend series.

• Sep 12, 2013

Gardenhire Ejected as A's Whip Twins 18-3

Jed Lowrie's foul ball that turned into a two-run double after umpires changed the call highlighted a 10-run fourth inning as the Oakland Athletics pounded the Minnesota Twins 18-3 on Wednesday night. Every Oakland starter had at least one hit, one run and one RBI as the A's recorded a season-high 22 hits and extended their lead over Texas in the AL West to three games.

• Sep 11, 2013

Twins Falter Again During Difficult Road Trip

Liam Hendriks was left to wait for his first major victory yet again. He had had 13 tries spanning two seasons as a starter.

• Aug 22, 2012

Hendriks Fades, Twins Lose 5-1 At Oakland

Coco Crisp homered, hit an RBI double and scored three runs, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Wednesday for their second straight winning series.

• Aug 22, 2012

Athletics Sweep Twins With 9-4 Victory

Yoenis Cespedes had his first career four-hit game, including a homer and three RBIs, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep.

• Jul 15, 2012

Liriano Pitches Twins Past A's 4-0 For Rare Sweep

Francisco Liriano's return to the Minnesota rotation was a rousing success, with six shutout innings by the vexing left-hander Wednesday to lead the Twins to a 4-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics, their eighth straight loss.

• May 30, 2012

Willingham's 3-Run HR In 9th Lifts Twins Over A's

Josh Willingham hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.

• May 29, 2012

Twins Trump Athletics, 5-4

Justin Morneau drove in two runs for Minnesota, including the tying double in the eighth inning for the Twins in a 5-4 victory over Oakland on Monday, the sixth straight loss for the Athletics.

• May 28, 2012

Movie Blog: 'Moneyball' Makes Twins The Bad Guys

The first thing Minnesota baseball fans, Minnesota movie fans and Minnesota baseball movie fans need to know before deciding whether or not to see the movie version of Moneyball is that the Minnesota Twins are not the good guys.

• Sep 23, 2011

Twins Reinstate Denard Span; Hughes Optioned

The Minnesota Twins activated outfielder Denard Span from the 15-day disabled list following Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

• Jul 31, 2011

Crisp, McCarthy Lead A's To 7-3 Win Over Twins

Coco Crisp keyed Oakland's offense with two hits and three stolen bases, leading Brandon McCarthy and the Athletics past the Minnesota Twins 7-3 Sunday.

• Jul 31, 2011

Plouffe Lifts Twins To Victory; Twins 4, A's 3

Trevor Plouffe was able to make amends for his mistake. Daric Barton did not.

• May 19, 2011

A's Snap Out Of Offensive Funk To Beat Twins, 5-3

Hideki Matsui homered to help the Athletics break out of a season-long offensive slump and Brandon McCarthy pitched into the eighth inning in Oakland's 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

• Apr 10, 2011

Mauer, Span Rally Twins To Win Over A's

Joe Mauer and Denard Span delivered RBI singles in the eighth inning against the superb Brett Anderson to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics in their home opener on Friday.

• Apr 8, 2011