Gibson keeps A's at bay as Twins play spoiler

Adrianza's backhand starts DP OAKLAND -- The Twins kept the A's from clinching a spot in the postseason on their watch, as Kyle Gibson threw 7 1/3 strong innings, Joe Mauer reached yet another milestone and Ehire Adrianza had an impressive day both defensively and at the plate.

It helped the Twins to a 5-1 win on Sunday at the Oakland Coliseum to avoid a three-game sweep and keep Oakland's magic number at 1 to clinch a Wild Card spot. In their final road game of the season, the Twins also managed to avoid making dubious history, as they finish with 14 walk-off losses, which is one short of the Major League record.

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Gibson, who entered with a 4.66 ERA in eight starts…