But even without Correa, the Twins had no problem taking care of the Athletics for the third straight night. The Twins have outscored the Athletics, who have now lost nine straight games and 20 of their past 21, 26-8 in the series.

Tyler Soderstrom hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, Max Muncy hit a three-run shot in the first inning, and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 14-3 to snap a nine-game losing streak.

The Twins, who improved to 17-0 when they go deep more than once in a game, got a strong start from Zebby Matthews.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — David Festa fell behind 2-0 to four of the first six batters he faced on Thursday. All four of them scored, three coming on a Max Muncy home run. But he settled down in the second inning and, it seemed, for a brief second, as if he could be on the Zebby Matthews path.

Willi Castro hit a pair of homers and the Minnesota Twins scored four runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to hand the Athletics their eighth straight loss and 19th in their last 20 games, 10-3.

The Twins went 6-1 against the Athletics last season — sweeping a four-game series at Target Field and going 2-1 in Oakland. Ober was the winning pitcher in two of the games. ... 3B Royce Lewis is in an 0-for-30 slump after ending an 0-for-36 slump in May.

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Shea Langeliers of the Athletics left Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Twins after grabbing his left side during an at-bat in the sixth inning

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins will try to keep a three-game road win streak alive when they play the Athletics. The Athletics have a 23-40 record overall and a 9-22 record at home. The Athletics have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .253.

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The Twins have shut down right-handed pitcher Zebby Matthews due to right shoulder strain. Minnesota placed Matthews on the 15-day Injured list on June 8, after an MRI revealed a moderate subscapularis strain, according to The Star Tribune. A timetable for his return is unclear.