The Twins won their second consecutive game against the Oakland Athletics thanks to a 9th inning comeback sparked by the bottom of the Twins' lineup. The inning started with the score tied 3-3 and a Joe Crede triple. 2 singles, 2 walks and 2 wild pitches later the Twins had a 3-run lead with Alexi Casilla (pinch runner for Crede), Delmon Young and Matt Tolbert all scoring.

Jason Kubel had hit a pinch-hit home run for Carlos Gomez in the eighth inning to tie the game. With Denard Span out of the game with illness, it made for an interesting defensive alignment in the final two innings. Delmon Young started the game in LF. Michael Cuddyer had started the game in RF, and was moved over to CF to replace Gomez defensively. Kubel played in RF. Could that possibly be the worst defensive OF the Twins have ever put on the field?

Game Notes

• Joe Mauer was 2-5 in the game as the DH, with singles in his first two at-bats.
• Mike Redmond caught the game and had 2 singles and a walk.
• Francisco Liriano allowed 3 runs through 6 innings while striking out 7.
• Joe Nathan earned his 13th save of the season.

The Twins have a day game today (2:35 PM CT) to close out the Oakland series. They'll finally get a break from left-handed pitching with Trevor Cahill (3-5, 4.21 ERA) on the mound for the A's. Nick Blackburn (5-2, 3.30 ERA), who hasn't allowed more than 2 ER in his past 4 starts will go for the Twins.

With the Chicago Cub series coming up this weekend, the Twins will play 4 straight day games.