The Oakland Athletics broke out a little bit of everything Friday night to snap their two-game skid: efficient starting pitching, sharp singles, sacrifice flies and even their first bunt-single of the year. And oh yes, home runs. Sean Manaea (12-9) stifled Minnesota's batters into the sixth inning, and Matt Chapman broke things open with a three-run homer and the A's beat the Twins 7-1 on Friday night to maintain their hold on the AL's final wild-card spot. read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=380824109
