Castro Homers Twice and Twins Win 10-3, Sending Athletics to 8th Straight Loss and 19th in 20 Games
- The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics 10-4 on Monday in West Sacramento, extending Oakland's losing streak to seven games.
- The Twins built an early lead by scoring six runs in the second inning against Athletics starter Luis Severino, who then struggled throughout the game.
- Byron Buxton matched his personal best by driving in five runs, including a two-run double, a two-run single, and a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, while Lawrence Butler contributed a three-run home run for Oakland.
- Minnesota totaled 14 hits with Ty France going 3-for-5 and Brooks Lee driving in two runs, while Joe Ryan pitched five innings allowing four runs and striking out four.
- The win improved Minnesota to 3-4 on their 10-game trip and marked their 17th victory in the last 20 against Oakland, highlighting ongoing struggles for the Athletics.
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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Willi Castro hit a pair of solo home runs and the Minnesota Twins scored four runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-3 on Tuesday night.


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Willi Castro hit two homers and Trevor Larnach also went deep to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 10-3 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.
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