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MINNEAPOLIS —Two on, two-out, down by two in the bottom of the ninth. The
Minnesota Twins signed Josh Willingham to be their hammer in situations just
like this, and the struggling slugger delivered in a big way against the Oakland
Athletics on Tuesday night. Willingham hit a three-run homer to lift the Twins
to a 3-2 victory, their second come-from-behind win in as many days. “You want
to be in that situation whether you get a hit or not,” said Willingham, who hit
his fifth career walk-off homer. “Fortunately I was able to get a hit tonight.
Ive been on the other end several times as well.” Justin Morneau added two
doubles for the Twins, who trailed 2-0 heading into the ninth thanks to a strong
start from As right-hander Jarrod Parker. But Jamey Carroll led off the ninth
with a single against Brian Fuentes (2-1), who then walked Denard Span. With two
out, Willingham hit a 1-0 pitch into the bullpen and was mobbed by teammates at
home plate. The Athletics squandered another late-inning lead to lose for the
seventh time in a row. The Twins ended Ryan Cooks 23-inning scoreless streak in
the eighth inning Monday en route to a 5-4 victory. “Dont ask me how,” manager
Ron Gardenhire said. “I really cant tell you. Thats why you play nine innings.”
Parker allowed four hits, walked four and struck out four in six shutout innings
for the As. Glen Perkins (1-1) pitched the ninth for the Twins and Fuentes, the
former Twins reliever, blew his second save in six chances this season. Signed
to replace the departed Michael Cuddyer, Willingham got off to a fantastic
start, hitting .313 with seven homers in his first 31 games. But he was hitting
just .203 with one homer and 11 RBIs in his last 17 games before stepping to the
plate in the ninth against his former team. “We werent able to do a whole lot
tonight offensively,” said Willingham, whose Twins left 11 men on in the first
eight innings. “We had some chances with some guys on and werent able to get the
big hit. Anytime you can come from behind and win a game like that, its great.
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base hit in the seventh gave the Athletics a 1-0 lead and Coco Crisps single in
the eighth made it 2-0, but that was all their weak-hitting lineup could muster
while they wait to see if Manny Ramirez can give them a much-needed jolt. The As
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to get going. He walked five and hit a batter in the first three innings, but
the Twins turned two double plays and Seth Smith grounded out to first with the
bases loaded in the third. “It kind of baffled me how we didnt give up more runs
than that, to tell you the truth,” Gardenhire said. De Vries is from the
Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie and played in college at the University of
Minnesota. The 27-year-old was signed as a rookie free agent in 2006 and
languished in the majors for six years before finally making his debut with the
Twins this year. This was his first start at home, and there seemed to be plenty
of jitters early on. The right-hander was able to settle down eventually,
needing just 22 pitches to get through the next two innings before giving way to
Jeff Manship. “I was fairly composed during my bullpen,” De Vries said. “I could
tell I was a little amped up. I went and sat down for a little bit but when I
started to walk out to the mound, boom, right through the ceiling. I was like,
All right, lets calm down a little here.” NOTES: As manager Bob Melvin said they
are leaving their options open when OF Yoenis Cespedes comes off the disabled
list. The As are exploring the idea of moving Cespedes to one of the corner
outfield positions, likely LF, and keeping Coco Crisp in CF. Cespedes stronger
arm and comfort with the idea makes it a possibility, Melvin said. ... Crisp
extended his franchise record to 30 straight steal attempts without getting
caught in the third inning. ... The Twins announced that LHP Phil Dumatrait, who
was rehabbing a shoulder injury, decided to retire. The Twins then released him
so he would be free to sign with any team if he changed his mind down the road.
... The As will send RHP Tyson Ross (2-5, 5.79) to the mound in the series
finale on Wednesday to face LHP Francisco Liriano (0-5, 8.47). Liriano will be
making his first start since being demoted to the bullpen on May 9. He made five
relief appearances. Ross is 1-5 with a 7.36 ERA in his last six starts. ’ ’ ’
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