The A's hold on for a 3-2 victory against the Minnesota Twins in the series opener. Ryan Madson notched his 12th save of the 2016 season; and Kendall Graveman secured his first win since April 20 against the New York Yankees.
Coco Crisp had a clutch home run in the bottom of the first. Marcus Semien doubled on a sharp liner to left, to knot the game at two; and Khris Davis slapped a sac fly to center field to give the A's a 3-2 lead heading into the late frames. Kendall Graveman had an outstanding performance for the green and gold, as did Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson.