Shea Langeliers' homer powers Athletics' win over Twins

Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer, Brett Harris drove in a pair of runs and the Athletics edged the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

Nick Kurtz finished 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI for the Athletics, who won the opener of a three-game series. Luis Urias also drove in a run.

Brooks Lee and Ryan Jeffers each hit a solo home run for Minnesota.

Athletics left-hander Jacob Lopez (7-6) allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out eight.

Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (12-6) surrendered five runs (two earned) on six hits in four innings. He walked one and fanned six.

Athletics southpaw Hogan Harris pitched a perfect inning to earn his first career save. The 28-year-old achieved the feat in his 69th career appearance.

The Twins opened the scoring in the second. Matt Wallner hit a two-out double to right field to score Lee from second base.

The Athletics quickly responded to go ahead 2-1 in the third. Kurtz drew a two-out walk before Langeliers belted a two-run homer -- his 27th of the season -- over the wall in left.

One inning later, the Athletics added three more runs to pull ahead 5-1.

Harris started the scoring with a sacrifice fly. Urias ripped an RBI single in the next at-bat, and Kurtz followed moments later with an RBI double to cap the rally.

The Twins cut the deficit to 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth. Lee hit a solo shot to right-center field for his 13th homer of the season and his second in the past two games.

Another solo homer, this one by Jeffers, allowed the Twins to pull within 5-3 in the fifth. It was his ninth of the year.

Harris knocked in his second run of the evening when he singled to center in the sixth. His hit scored Darell Hernaiz, who led off with a double and advanced to third on a flyout by JJ Bleday.

--Field Level Media