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9 slot kingdomtoto in the order with a bases-clearing double in the seventh inning, allowing the visiting Minnesota Twins to overtake the Oakland Athletics en route to a 5-4 victory Sunday afternoon and a three-game series sweep.<br> Attempting to snap his team’s six-game losing streak, A’s left-hander JP Sears had limited the American League Central leaders to two runs on three hits before Max Kepler ended his day with a one-out single in the seventh.<br> Down 3-2, Minnesota then loaded the bases against reliever Lucas Erceg (2-1) on Christian Vazquez’s walk and Edouard Julien’s pinch-hit single before Kirilloff belted his double to left field, plating all three baserunners and giving the visitors the lead for good.<br> Oakland got within 5-4 on a two-out double by Zack Gelof in the last of the seventh.

But Emilio Pagan came on to strike out JJ Bleday to end the inning before throwing a 1-2-3 eighth.<br> That set the stage for Jhoan Duran, who recorded his third consecutive save in the series and 15th of the year despite allowing a one-out double to Shea Langeliers in the ninth.<br> The A’s scored the game’s first three runs, one in the second on Jordan Diaz’s sixth home run of the season, and two in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Diaz and an RBI double by Aledmys Diaz.<br> That was the last of the A’s scoring against Twins starter Joe Ryan, who was charged with three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings.

He walked three and struck out seven.<br> Jorge Lopez (3-2), who allowed Oakland’s final run in the seventh, was credited with the win.<br> Minnesota pulled to within 3-2 off Sears in the fifth on solo home runs by Vazquez, his second, and Kirilloff, his fifth.<br> Vazquez finished with two hits and scored twice for the Twins, who recorded a 5-4 win in the first game of the series before hanging on for a 10-7 victory on Saturday.<br> For Oakland, Sears went 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs and four hits.

He struck out seven and did not walk anyone.<br> Gelof had a single and a double for the A’s, running his hitting streak to all three games since being promoted from Triple-A on Friday. Jordan Diaz had two of Oakland’s four RBIs.<br> –Field Level Media<br>