Recap: Oakland 9, Twins 3

July 15, 2012 at 4:01AM

IMPACT PLAYER

Yeonis Cespedes, Oakland

He opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first inning and added a two-run, opposite-field homer in the third.

BY THE NUMBERS

5 Homers for Josh Willingham in five games vs. Oakland this season, after hitting 29 for the A's last year.

12 Consecutive games with a hit for Justin Morneau and Trevor Plouffe.

ON DECK

Brian Duensing is 0-3 with a 7.15 ERA since moving to the Twins rotation. Oakland's Jarrod Parker tossed six scoreless innings at Target Field on May 29.

JOE CHRISTENSEN

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