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OAKLAND, Calif. Wholesale Jerseys From China . -- Manager Ron Gardenhire ran down the list of everything that went right for his Minnesota Twins this time. Timely hitting and a solid outing from Brian Duensing to start. "We were due," Gardenhire said. Josh Willingham drove in two runs against his former team, Joe Mauer hit a two-run single and the Twins snapped Oaklands four-game winning streak and a five-game skid of their own with a 7-2 victory over the Athletics on Monday night. Brian Duensing (3-8) struck out seven and walked one in six innings to win for the first time in three starts after consecutive losses, helping the Twins bounce back from a three-game weekend sweep at Seattle to begin a 10-game road trip. Darin Mastroianni had an RBI single and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth and No. 9 hitter Pedro Florimon joined Willingham and Mauer with three hits apiece for Minnesota, which went 4 for 11 with runners in scoring position a day after missing in all 10 such chances in the series finale at Seattle. Coming off a series sweep in Seattle that dropped them a season-low 15 games out of first place in the AL Central, the Twins came through with the big hits when it mattered. "Right from the get-go. We got some runs in there early, had a little bit of a lead and kept getting some base hits and quality at-bats," Gardenhire said. "And Duens did his thing. It was a nice night. We got to run around the bases a little bit. Some guys had some good nights." Oakland had its five-game home win streak snapped with just the clubs 11th loss in 37 games at the Coliseum since June 6. But the As will have a new addition to their lineup come Tuesday nights middle game of the series. The team announced in the seventh inning it had acquired veteran shortstop Stephen Drew from Arizona for minor league infielder Sean Jamieson. Oaklands players found out when the swap was announced over the public address system. "He plays the same position, so I guess well see what happens," current shortstop Cliff Pennington said. As starter Brandon McCarthy (6-5) surrendered three straight one-out hits in the first, including Willinghams RBI double. Trevor Plouffe also drew a bases-loaded walk as the Twins took a quick 2-0 lead. McCarthys night was done after he gave up Willinghams third hit, an infield single in the fourth. Travis Blackley pitched 5 2-3 innings of relief. McCarthy, Oaklands opening day starter, was knocked out after 3 1-3 innings for his shortest outing since also going 3 1-3 on Aug. 12 last year against Texas. His 10 hits allowed matched his second-highest total of the season and he was tagged for a season-high six runs. "Beginning to end, mechanically I felt completely out of whack," he said. "I just didnt feel I had any idea where the ball was going. I was horrible in the bullpen. Nothing at any point felt right. Its been a long time since Ive had a day like this where I want a rewind button to get back to the beginning and start over." The lanky right-hander has lost back-to-back starts during a three-start winless streak that followed a 6-0 stretch over seven outings before going on the disabled list from June 24-Aug. 10 with a strained throwing shoulder. "It was completely one of those days almost mentally just write off as fast as you can as just being a fluke thing and get back to work," he added. Josh Donaldson hit a run-scoring double and Josh Reddick added an RBI groundout for the As, who had won four straight games to move a season high-tying 10 games over .500 -- but they missed going 11 games over for the first time since finishing the 2006 season at 93-69. That team was the last to make the playoffs, reaching the AL championship series before being swept in four games by the Tigers. Derek Norris had two hits to lead Oakland, which couldnt do much against the lefty Duensing. He allowed two runs and five hits. "It was fun. Thats the way the game should be played, and thats the way we tend to play the game," Duensing said. "For us to be able to go out there and execute and get runners on and score first, its what you ask for." The As seemed to appreciate the front offices efforts to keep improving the surprise contender. "Hes a good player, so if he comes along and jumps in and fits in and helps us win, were all for it," second baseman Jemile Weeks said of Drew. "I guess theyre trying to make a push." Former Oakland star Willingham received scattered boos from the small crowd of 10,274 when he came to the plate in the first. Most of those fans were gone by the late innings with the As trailing. Minnesota ended a three-game skid in the series with the As after being swept at home in the teams first games following the All-Star break. The Twins took all three meetings in late May. Notes: Minnesota played without CF Denard Span for the seventh straight game because of a sore right shoulder. He underwent an MRI exam on his collarbone Monday in San Francisco and is scheduled for an MRI on the shoulder Tuesday. ... Florimon stole his first career base in the second inning for the Twins after a leadoff single. ... As LHP Brett Anderson is back from Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery, set to make his season debut Tuesday night. Anderson was activated from the 60-day disabled list Monday, ready to pitch in the major leagues again for the first time since undergoing surgery 13 months ago. ... Coco Crisp stole his 27th base. ... McCarthy was handed his first career loss to the Twins in five starts and 10 appearances. He beat Minnesota on July 31 with a nine-strikeout performance. ... Oakland will make corresponding moves to its 25-man and 40-man rosters upon the arrival of Drew, who returned in late June from a serious ankle injury that sidelined him for 137 games. He is hitless in his last 15 at-bats. Wholesale Jerseys Paypal . The Orioles, who had a season-high six-game winning streak halted in Sundays loss at Boston, took the first game of the twinbill by a 4-1 score. Steve Johnson tossed five shutout innings and Jim Johnson picked up his 48th save, while Adam Jones went 4-for-4 with a home run. Wholesale Jerseys Supply . -- Ai Miyazato added another LPGA win to her resume on Sunday with a closing birdie at the NW Arkansas Championship. http://pavansukhdev.org/whole... . Alonso said he needed the best season of his career to stay in the hunt until the final race, but still came lost the title to Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel by three points after finishing second at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. [url=http://pavansukhdev.org/wholesalejerseys.html]Wholesale Jerseys USA . The 18-year-old forward has six goals and 12 points during a current five-game scoring streak and his 16 goals and 36 points in 18 total games is good for third in league scoring. Wholesale Jerseys . An offence that had been so-so was going to have to get along without its best hitter for about a month. How have the Reds responded? With one of the best surges in franchise history.TOLEDO, Ohio -- The Toledo Walleye of the ECHL say Canadian defenceman Bryan Rufenach has died this week while travelling in Switzerland. He was 23. No other information about Rufenachs death was available. The Barrie, Ont., native was picked by the Detroit Red Wings in the seventh round of the 2007 draft. He was signed to his first pro contract by the Walleye last year after four years aat Clarkson University. Wholesale Jerseys China. . Walleye coach Nick Vitucci says the teams thoughts and prayers are with Rufenachs family. He describes Rufenach as "a great teammate" who "would play any role asked of him." Rufenach played 54 games with Toledo in 2011-12, scoring 13 goals. He was promoted to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on three occasions. ' ' '
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