Athletics drop second half opener 5-4 to Twins

Zack Gelof doubled, driving in Brent Rooker in the bottom of the third for his first MLB hit and RBI.The Oakland Athletics kicked off the second half of the season with a three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum with the Minnesota Twins. While the 25-67 A’s remain in the cellar of the American League West, the Twins at 45-46 are just one game back of Cleveland in the American League Central Division. Both teams came back from the All-Star break hoping for a strong stretch run.

The Twins opened the game aggressively and were up 1-0 after just five pitches. Carlos Correa doubled, Donovan Solano singled and Byron Buxton hit a sacrifice fly scoring Correa. Kyle Farmer tripled, scoring Solano to…