Minnesota Twins defeat Oakland Athletics, 6-3

OAKLAND, CALIF. - After five consecutive games against lefthanded starting pitching, the Twins were ready to unload on some righthanders Wednesday night.

They finally got a chance after the seventh inning, when Oakland pulled lefty Dallas Braden with a one-run lead, replacing him with righthander Michael Wuertz.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire immediately went to his bench, using Jason Kubel to pinch hit for Carlos Gomez, throwing caution to the wind when it came to his...

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