OAKLAND, Calif. — The Athletics got enough offense from some slumping hitters Tuesday night to support their pitching staff and beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 before a crowd of 3,460 at the Coliseum.
With the score tied 2-2, Seth Brown and Sean Murphy delivered the deciding blows as the A’s improved to 16-23. Minnesota, leaders in the American League Central, fell to 21-16.
Brown, who came in on a 1-for-11 streak and was hitting .163, doubled home one run and then catcher Sean Murphy, hitting .186 and without a hit in his previous 21 at-bats, punched a two-run bloop RBI single to left to score two more.
