OAKLAND, Calif. -- So much for those concerns about the all-star break costing the Twins their July mojo.
Brian Dozier opened the game with a home run and Trevor Plouffe added a grand slam in the sixth as the Twins rolled to a 5-0 win over the last-place Oakland A's on Friday night.
In claiming their 50th victory, the Twins won for the seventh time in eight tries and moved 10 games over .500 for the first time since June 7.
Both clouts came off A's right-hander Sonny Gray, who came in leading the American League with a 2.