OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland will have to take its bubbly on the road.
Kyle Gibson allowed one run over 7 1/3 innings, Jake Cave hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat the Athletics 5-1 Sunday, preventing Oakland from clinching an AL wild-card berth in its last regular-season home game.
"I think it was a little disappointing," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "A lot of times we put on our best shows late in games, unfortunately it didn't happen today."
Oakland leads Tampa Bay by 7 1/2 games and needs one win or a Rays loss to clinch its first playoff berth in four years.