Sonny Gray got a rude welcome back from the Minnesota Twins, but they didn’t stop with him.
In his first start of the season since returning from injury, Gray was tagged for three home runs in a six-batter span as the A’s lost 9-1 Tuesday at Target Field.
The Twins later went deep three more times, all in the seventh inning, off Cesar Valdez. Six homers in one game, an astonishing display from a team that entered the night with just eight homers all season at Target Field.
The hope was that Gray’s return and center fielder Rajai Davis’ return from the disabled list would spark the A’s.