The Minnesota Twins (72-83) avoided the weekend series sweep today by beating the Athletics 5-1 at Oakland Alameda Coliseum.

Twins starter Kyle Gibson pitched a strong game, completing 7 and 1/3 innings giving up just one run on seven hits, with three walks and three strikeouts. Duffey, Moya, and May closed things out in relief.

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The game was decided early with the Twins scoring two runs in the second inning, and three more in the fourth. The lone Oakland run came in the second.

Next: The Twins open a three game series against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday night (9/25) at Target Field in Minneapolis at 7:10 PM CT (TV: Fox Sports North, Radio: 1240 WJON.)

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