Athletics 8, Twins 5
MINNEAPOLIS — Jharel Cotton pitched six effective innings and Oakland tied a season high with 14 hits in a win against Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
Cotton (3-3) allowed two solo homers in the second inning but otherwise stayed out of trouble for the A’s, who had lost eight of their previous nine games.
Santiago Castilla loaded the bases in the ninth but converted his fifth save in six chances by striking out Miguel Sano looking.
Kyle Gibson (0-4) surrendered four runs in four innings on eight hits and three walks for the Twins and was sent down to Triple-A Rochester after the game.