The Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Thursday night.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Ryan struck out five in seven strong innings and Carlos Correa had a two-run homer among his three hits as the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Thursday night.One day after the Twins had a season-high 24 hits against the Rockies, Minnesota banged out 13 hits â 12 singles and Correa's homer in the seventh inning.
'I was like, 'I want to hit a home run so bad!' It happened in the last at-bat, but it happened. It's a great idea. I loved it.'Correa has 14 hits in his last five games, raising his batting average from .255 to .299.'He's putting on a show right now. It's impressive,' said Lewis, who is 11 for 32 with four home runs since he returned June 3 after missing two months with a strained quad.Injuries have prevented Buxton, Correa and Lewis from playing together.
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