Shea Langeliers belted a tiebreaking two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and the Athletics held on for a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Tyler Soderstrom went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and two runs for the A's, who earned their fourth win in five games. The Athletics will go for a three-game sweep on Thursday afternoon.
Brooks Lee went 3-for-4 with an RBI double to lead Minnesota at the plate. Trevor Larnach finished 2-for-5 with an RBI.
Langeliers continued his torrid stretch since the All-Star break. He hammered an outside fastball to the opposite field for his 28th homer of the season, his second in as many games and his American League-leading 15th in 29 games since the break.
Athletics right-hander Michael Kelly (3-2) pitched two-th