The Oakland Athletics hit four home runs on Friday night as they handed the Minnesota Twins a 6-1 loss at Target Field.
The night began when Ramon Laureano hit a solo home run in the third inning to put Oakland on the board. The Athletics extended their lead in the fifth inning when Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer to increase the lead to 3-0.
Twins starter Matt Shoemaker was chased in the sixth inning after allowing another two-run home run to Stephen Piscotty but the Twins showed life in the bottom of the sixth when Josh Donaldson hit his fourth home run of the season.
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The Twins mounted a rally in the seventh but with two men on, Miguel Sanó struck out in a pinch-hitting appearance and Luis Arraez lined out to end the inning.
With the Twins bats silent, the A’s added their fourth home run of the night on a solo home run from Mark Canha to make up the final score.
The Twins (12-24) will play the second game of their series with the Athletics on Saturday afternoon.
