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MINNEAPOLIS -- Danny Valencias questionable decision wound up leading to a loss for Minnesota. Ducks Jerseys China .Thats the way this woeful season has been playing out for the Twins. Even their former teammates have been taking advantage of them.Coco Crisp snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single after Valencia started the decisive rally, and the Oakland Athletics ended a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over Minnesota on Monday.Kendall Graveman (4-6) stopped a recent slide by the As rotation, allowing three hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings. Twins starter Ricky Nolasco (3-7) was on track to top him, but the momentum shifted in the seventh.Valencias leadoff double halted his 0-for-17 slump, and he aggressively reached third on a grounder to shortstop when Eduardo Nunezs high throw after a slight hesitation was a hair late. Valencia was called out on the field, but the replay challenge by As manager Bob Melvin brought a reversal after review.I think that a good throw, Twins manager Paul Molitor said, and hes probably out by a fair margin.Valencias foot hit the base barely before Miguel Sanos tag on the back.I felt I was safe the whole time. Just trying to be aggressive out there, said Valencia, a 19th-round draft pick by the Twins in 2006 who played for them in parts of three seasons. The As are his fifth team since Minnesota traded him in 2012.Suddenly, the roll that Nolasco was on screeched to a stop. Stephen Vogts single drove in Valencia to tie the game, and Nolasco was removed for Taylor Rogers. With two outs, Crisp smacked a single up the middle on the fourth two-strike pitch he faced. Second baseman Brian Dozier made a diving attempt but just missed.Just tried to get deep in the game, said Nolasco, who has lasted at least five innings in 16 of his 17 starts this season.The Twins, after totaling 24 hits in their previous two games, managed only four. That included a two-out triple by Eddie Rosario in the ninth, but Ryan Madson recovered from that hit and a walk to earn his 16th save in 19 attempts.Not enough offense, Molitor said, repeating a lament hes expressed many times this year.Rookie reliever Ryan Dull was the bridge between Graveman and Madson, and the right-hander breezed through four batters.Dull retired Nunez on a fielders choice after a slick play by shortstop Marcus Semien. That stretched Dulls record streak of inherited runners stranded to 36 since the start of the season. Thats the longest in major league history since the expansion era began in 1961, according to the As. Opponents have one hit in 47 at-bats with runners in scoring position against Dull this year.MAUER POWER?Joe Mauer, who entered in a 4-for-36 slump, had two hits and a walk for the Twins in his first multihit game in almost two weeks. The double was only his eighth of the season.BULLPEN SHUFFLEThe Twins optioned LHP Buddy Boshers to Triple-A Rochester after the game to make room for RHP Trevor May, who will be reinstated from the DL before Tuesdays game. May has missed 23 games with a lower-back injury and started a rehab assignment a week ago.TRAINERS ROOMBackup INF Eduardo Escobars sore hamstring will likely keep him out until Thursday, but he is expected to avoid the DL.UP NEXTOakland rookie left-hander Sean Manaea (3-4, 5.40 ERA) takes the mound Tuesday in the middle game of the series, opposite Minnesota LHP Tommy Milone (0-2, 6.23). Manaea beat the Twins last month with eight strikeouts in six innings and only one run allowed. Milone, who won 31 games for the As over 2 1/2 seasons until he was acquired by the Twins in 2014, has not finished the fourth inning in two starts since arriving from Triple-A Rochester. Cheap Cam Fowler Jersey . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. Wholesale Ducks Jerseys . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. http://www.cheapducksjersey.com/ . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. MADISON, Wis. -- J.T. Barrett escaped Wisconsins pressure and shook off a mistake.Ohio States do-it-all quarterback proved his mettle after halftime in the toughest of road environments, accounting for three touchdowns and setting a school record in the process.Barrett threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to leaping receiver Noah Brown in overtime, and the second-ranked Buckeyes finished off the eighth-ranked Badgers with a sack on fourth-and-goal from the 4 for a 30-23 win on Saturday night.Barrett also ran for two touchdowns for the Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) in a contest that had the intensity of a championship heavyweight bout.That was just two good teams going at each other, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said.He had the best player on the field on his side.The touchdown throw in overtime gave Barrett his 89th career touchdown passing or rushing, breaking the school record previously held by quarterback Braxton Miller.The Buckeyes rushed the field after defensive end Tyquan Lewis sacked quarterback Alex Hornibrook to end the thriller. Just in time too, after school officials warned fans that severe weather was rolling through the area right before the final play.Ohio State got the ball first in overtime, with Barrett ending the possession with the pass to Brown for the go-ahead score.Barrett finished 17 of 29 for 226 yards with one interception, and ran for 92 yards on 21 carries.We grew up even more this week, Barrett said.Corey Clement ran for 164 yards on 25 carries for Wisconsin (4-2, 1-2) and its revived rushing attack .The Badgers gained chunks of yards in the first half on the Buckeyes vaunted defense, but often had to settle for field goals. They led 16-6 at halftime.It took a little while for Ohio State to get its bearings in the second half.We just had to keep on grinding. This Big Ten football, Barrett said.But Barrett, as usual, led the charge. Wisconsins defense often got to Barrett in the backfield and tried to contain him in the pocket, only to watch him slip away with just enough time to hit big passes.You look at those things ... how can we finish, coach Paul Chryst said. At the same time, you say, `Hats off, hes a heck of a player.THE TAKEAWAYOhio State: Barrett shook off his interception into the end zone during heavy rain early in the third quarter. He hit long pinpoint passes, often on the move, into tight coverrage. Cheap Ducks Jerseys Free Shipping. The Buckeyes made it a point to work on the passing game leading into the game after problems last week against Indiana. That work paid off, though it didnt come easy against the Badgers tough defense.Wisconsin: Chryst dug deep into the playbook to throw off the Buckeyes in the first half, running receiver Jazz Peavy on jet sweeps and passing out of tight formations. The Badgers had manageable third-down situations, for the most part, for Hornibrook. Wisconsin picked up another first down in the fourth quarter after faking a run before Hornibrook threw a shovel pass to tight end Troy Fumagalli for 4-yard gain. The offensive-minded Chryst showed creativity that should keep Wisconsins opponents guessing for the rest of the season.This one is tough ... because we didnt come into this one hoping to keep it close, Chryst said. This one hurts tonight.POLL IMPLICATIONSOhio State: The Buckeyes padded their playoff resume, but dont figure to leapfrog top-ranked Alabama in the Top 25 poll on Sunday after the Crimson Tides 39-point win over No. 9 Tennessee.Wisconsin: The Badgers are the best 4-2 team in the nation with a losing record in their conference. Wisconsin also lost two weeks ago to No. 4 Michigan, 14-7, at the Big House. They figure to fall a few spots in the poll, but shouldnt be severely penalized given their admirable performances against top competition.STAT LINESOhio State: Barrett completed passes to eight different receivers. .... RBs Mike Weber and Curtis Samuel each finished with 46 yards rushing.Wisconsin: Hornibrook, a freshman, was 16 of 28 for 214 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. ... Peavy finished with 70 yards on six carries, and 76 yards receiving on four catches, including a 24-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter that gave Wisconsin a 10-0 lead. .... The Badgers outgained the Buckeyes 450-411.UP NEXT:Ohio State: The Buckeyes play the second of two straight night games at a tough road venue when they visit Penn State on Oct. 22.Wisconsin: There is no letup in the schedule with a trip to Iowa up next. The tested Badgers are coming off a stretch of having faced three straight top 10 opponents.---More AP college football: http://www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '
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