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The Twins lost 9-4 Sunday afternoon to Oakland. The A's sweep the Twins in the 3-game series. Brian Duensing threw 2 innings with 7 hits and 6 earned runs allowed to take the loss and drop to 1-6. Ryan Doumit was 2-4 with a run scored and 1 RBI and Brian Dozier was 2-4 with 1 RBI. Oakland knocked out 4 homeruns and were led by Yoenis Cespedes who went 4-5 with a homerun and 3 RBIs for the A's.

The Twins activated closer Matt Capps from the 15-day disabled list Thursday and optioned relief pitcher Kyle Waldrop to triple-A Rochester. Capps has been rehabbing shoulder inflamation at single-A Fort Myers and triple-A Rochester.

Texas beat the Twins 4-3 in 13 innings Sunday night. Minnesota led 3-0 going into the bottom of the 9th inning when Texas scored 3 unearned runs off Glen Perkins. Brian Dozier started the inning but committed an error that led to the 3 unearned runs. Ian Kinsler singled off Alex Burnett in the 13th inning to end the game.

Nelson Cruz had the walk-off RBI double in the 10th inning to lift Texas past Minnesota 4-3 Saturday night. Kyle Waldrop gave up 2 hits and 1 earned run in the 10th to take the loss. Sam Deduno started the game for the Twins and allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings but didn't get a decision.

The Twins lost 7-3 at Detroit Thursday afternoon and settle for a split in the 4-game series. Detroit scored 5 runs in the 8th off the Twins' bullpen. Tyler Robertson allowed a 3-run homerun to Prince Fielder for the big blow. Alex Burnett allowed 2 hits and 3 earned runs in 1/3 of an inning to take the loss. Scott Diamond started the game for the Twins and threw 7 innings with 5 hits and 2 earned runs allowed but didn't figure in the final decision.

The Twins lost 5-1 at Detroit Wednesday night after both teams endured a 2 hour and 26 minute rain delay. Justin Verlander threw all 9 innings with 4 hits and 1 earned run allowed with 7 strikeouts to get the win for the Tigers. Chris Parmelee homered to account for the lone Twins run and Denard Span was 2-4 for the Twins.

The Twins defeated the Tigers 8-6 Tuesday night to win their 5th straight game. The Twins scored 5 runs in the 3rd inning before Detroit tied the game with 3 runs in the 4th. Minnesota broke the tie with a sacrifice fly from Ryan Doumit in the 7th inning. Joe Mauer added a solo homerun in the 9th. Mauer was 3-5 with 3 runs scored, Josh Willingham was 2-3 with a homerun and 3 RBIs and Trevor Plouffe added a 2-run homerun.

The Twins defeated Detroit 6-4 Monday night to win their 4th game in a row. Minnesota scored 4 runs in the 4th inning and added 2 more runs in the 5th inning. Ryan Doumit was 3-3 with 1 RBI, Brian Dozier went 3-5 and Trevor Plouffe had a 2-run single for the Twins. Ben Revere added 2 hits, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for Minnesota.

The American and National League All Stars were chosen Sunday and the lone Twins' representative is catcher Joe Mauer.

The Twins defeated Kansas City 10-8 Sunday afternoon to win 3 out of 4 against the Royals over the weekend. Minnesota came from down 5-1 to score 5 runs in the 6th inning to lead 6-5. Josh Willingham had a 3-run homerun and Trevor Plouffe homered twice for Minnesota. Drew Butera added a 3-run homerun in the 8th inning to boost the Twins to the win. Plouffe has a team leading 18 homeruns this season. Jeff Gray threw 1 inning of scoreless relief to get the win.