MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins' starting rotation just hasn't been able to catch a break on this homestand. Three times in the last four games, Minnesota starters have taken strong starts late into the game before being undone by a combination of bad luck and inherited runners being let in by the bullpen.
Right-hander Ricky Nolasco was the victim this time in Minnesota's 3-1 loss to Oakland on Monday. He shut the A's out over six strong innings but was charged with three runs in the seventh due to two defensive misplays and two hits off reliever Taylor Rogers.