LIVE Top 9th Jul 2
KC 2 +145 o7.0
SEA 3 -158 u7.0
LIVE Top 9th Jul 2
SF 5 +130 o8.5
AZ 3 -141 u8.5
LIVE Bottom 7th Jul 2
CHW 4 +286 o9.5
LAD 2 -325 u9.5
Final Jul 2
ATH 5 +177 o9.0
TB 6 -194 u9.0
Final Jul 2
STL 0 -121 o7.5
PIT 5 +112 u7.5
Final Jul 2
DET 11 -149 o9.0
WAS 2 +137 u9.0
Final Jul 2
SD 6 -112 o9.0
PHI 4 +103 u9.0
Final Jul 2
MIL 7 +108 o8.0
NYM 2 -117 u8.0
Final Jul 2
CIN 3 +106 o10.0
BOS 5 -114 u10.0
Final Jul 2
SD 1 +129 o7.5
PHI 5 -140 u7.5
Final Jul 2
MIN 2 -114 o8.5
MIA 1 +106 u8.5
Final Jul 2
DET 4 -101 o8.0
WAS 9 -107 u8.0
Final Jul 2
NYY 9 -133 o8.5
TOR 11 +123 u8.5
Final Jul 2
CIN 8 +111 o9.5
BOS 4 -120 u9.5
Final Jul 2
MIL 3 -106 o8.5
NYM 7 -102 u8.5
Final Jul 2
LAA 3 +131 o9.5
ATL 8 -142 u9.5
Final Jul 2
CLE 4 +145 o8.0
CHC 5 -158 u8.0
Final Jul 2
BAL 0 +139 o8.5
TEX 6 -151 u8.5
Final Jul 2
HOU 5 -265 o11.0
COL 3 +237 u11.0

Minnesota @ Oakland preview

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Last Meeting ( Sep 19, 2013 ) Minnesota 6, Oakland 8


The Oakland Athletics continue their quest for a second straight division title when they host the Minnesota Twins in the second contest of their four-game set Friday. Oakland reduced its magic number for clinching the American League West to four with a see-saw 8-6 triumph in Thursday's series opener. Alberto Callaspo and Jed Lowrie homered during a four-run sixth inning to erase a 3-2 deficit and Coco Crisp launched a two-run shot in the eighth to snap a 6-6 tie.

The Athletics have a 6 1/2-game lead over the Texas Rangers with nine contests remaining. Oswaldo Arcia belted a solo homer and scored twice as the Twins suffered their seventh loss in nine games. Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire is three wins away from becoming the eighth active manager to register 1,000 victories.

TV: 10:05 p.m. ET, FSN North (Minnesota), CSN California (Oakland)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins LH Andrew Albers (2-3, 3.81 ERA) vs. Athletics RH Bartolo Colon (16-6, 2.73)

Albers attempts to snap a personal winless streak that reached six starts on Saturday, when he surrendered four runs over four innings in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The 27-year-old Canadian has not been victorious since tossing 17 1/3 scoreless frames while winning his first two major-league outings on Aug. 6 and 12. Albers, who worked seven scoreless innings in a no-decision against Toronto on Sept. 8, never has faced Oakland.

Colon continued his amazing season Saturday at Texas, where he scattered seven hits over eight scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory. The 40-year-old Dominican has allowed fewer than two runs in 12 of his 28 outings this season. Colon is 9-8 with two complete games and a 4.14 ERA in 22 starts and one relief appearance against the Twins.

WALK-OFFS

1. Colon is riding a streak of four consecutive starts with fewer than two earned runs allowed.

2. Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts before exiting Thursday's game with a sore left wrist.

3. Oakland LF Yoenis Cespedes did not play Thursday due to tendinitis in his right shoulder but hopes to be in Friday's lineup.

PREDICTION: Athletics 4, Twins 1

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