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OAKLAND Trevor Story Jersey , Calif. (AP) — runs and carrying the Oakland Athletics on a deep postseason run.“It would be a nice achievement but first and foremost I want to get deep in the playoffs and get there,” he said. “That means a lot more.”For now, he is slugging the A’s one step closer to a playoff berth.Davis hit his second homer of the night leading off the bottom of the 10th inning for his career-high and majors-leading 45th, sending the Oakland Athletics past the Minnesota Twins 7-6 on Friday night.Davis hit a 1-1 pitch from Matt Magill (3-3) over the fence in right-center for his fourth career walkoff homer. It was his 22nd multihomer game and seventh this season.“Can’t explain it. There’s not a better feeling in the world,” Davis said. “I’m happy that we got the job done.”He hit a two-run homer in the first, then connected again to end it, lowering the A’s magic number of three to clinch a wild card.“It’s pretty dramatic how he started the game and ended the game,” manager Bob Melvin said. “He’s as good a power hitter as anyone in the game. . He has one-of-a-kind power.”Pinch-hitter Mark Canha hit a tying two-run homer in the sixth after Minnesota went ahead in the top of the inning.The Twins lost in walkoff fashion for the 14th time in 2018, 10th via the home run. Minnesota had its four-game winning streak snapped.Oakland remained 3 1/2 games back of the first-place Astros in the AL West, 1 1/2 games behind the Yankees for the top wild card and 6 1/2 ahead of the Rays for the second wild card.Blake Treinen (8-3) pitched the ninth for the A’s, coming off a 21-3 win against the Angels and 31 runs the past two games as they rebounded from a rare three-game losing streak.“Davis, a guy you kind of want to avoid beating you Ian Desmond Jersey , hits a couple of homers,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said.Canha connected for his second career pinch homer, also done July 14 at San Francisco, and that chased Gabriel Moya.Jorge Polanco hit a go-ahead, three-run double in Minnesota’s six-run sixth and Robbie Grossman had a two-run homer in the inning.Jonathan Lucroy added a sacrifice fly as the A’s won a third straight game following a rare three-game skid.Minnesota starter Jose Berrios struck out eight with three walks over 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on four hits.Right-hander Liam Hendriks began as the A’s “opener” to throw an inning before Chris Bassitt followed with four innings.SWINGING A’SThe A’s have scored seven or more runs in each of their last eight home games and 76 runs total — the longest in Oakland history and matching the longest in franchise history along with May 30-June 7, 1913, and July 14-20, 1932.TOUGH VENUEThe Twins are 4-17 in Oakland since the start of the 2012 season — Minnesota’s most in a city outside the AL Central stops and topping 16 defeats at Yankee Stadium during that stretch. The Twins haven’t won a series at the Coliseum since May 18-19, 2011.STATE OF THE A’SPresident Dave Kaval told a “State of the A’s” gathering that the club will announce a site for a new ballpark, as well as a design for the privately funded venue. General manager David Forst also said it would be a priority to re-sign the club’s top players.TRAINER’S ROOMTwins: 3B Miguel Sano went from Detroit home to Minneapolis for further tests as he continues to deal with discomfort behind his left knee from a hard slide Sept. 4. … 2B Logan Forsythe woke up with inflammation in his left knee and it’s “not functioning,” according to Molitor. “The hills of San Francisco is our best guess http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-greg-holland-jersey ,” Molitor said. … An MRI on LF Eddie Rosario’s right quadriceps muscle showed inflammation. He might return this season, though the Twins will see him Tuesday to determine if there has been progress. … RHP Addison Reed is away from the team as he and his wife prepare to welcome a baby.Athletics: RHP Trevor Cahill, scratched from his scheduled start last Saturday at Tampa Bay with a strain in his upper back before getting trigger-point injections, is slated to start Sunday as long as he has no further issues.UP NEXTTwins: RHP Chase De Jong (0-1, 3.68 ERA) makes his third start of the season and second of his career vs. the A’s seeking his first decision against Oakland.Athletics: RHP Mike Fiers (12-7, 3.38) will match his career high with his 30th start of the year, also done in 2015 and ’16. He is 5-1 with a 3.09 ERA since being traded to the A’s by the Tigers on Aug. 6 and won at Minnesota on Aug. 25. NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge’s wrist got a big hand.The reigning AL Rookie of the Year returned to right field for the first time since his right wrist was broken seven weeks ago, and the crowd of 40,138 at Yankee Stadium greeted him with a pair of standing ovations before the eighth inning of New York’s 11-0 romp over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.“Pretty crazy,” Judge said.Masahiro Tanaka (12-5), bidding to start a likely wild-card game against Oakland, extended his scoreless streak to 20 innings and won his third straight start.Judge did not have a chance in his two innings David Dahl Jersey , and he is limited to defense and baserunning for now . Manager Aaron Boone said Judge could return as a fulltime player during this final homestand, which ends Sept. 23.“I was nervous out there just standing in the outfield,” Judge said. “Just getting those jitters out of the way now, it’s good. So when I get that first at-bat, it’ll be like I never left.”Judge had not played since July 26, when he was hit by a pitch from Kansas City’s Jakob Junis . Judge said the wrist still has pain and won’t heal fully until the offseason.Judge high-fived a member of the grounds crew as fans applauded when he ran onto the field and was given another ovation a minute later when he was introduced by public address announcer Paul Olden. Judge ran to the base of the right-field wall after his warmup tosses — just in front of the Judge’s Chambers. He handed the ball to a woman in the first row who passed it to a widely smiling girl next to her.“You could feel the buzz there,” Boone said.Before the ninth, Judge tossed his warmup ball into the upper deck. New York originally projected he would sidelined by the injury for three weeks, but pain lingered and he missed 45 games.The tall, gregarious sophomore likely will have a simulated game next week before he bats in a real one.“In the dugout, just having him there and his presence being there, is felt throughout the whole team http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-bryan-shaw-jersey ,” Andrew McCutchen said, McCutchen hit his third home run since the Yankees acquired him from San Francisco on Aug. 31 for outfield depth, a move that allowed Giancarlo Stanton to be mostly a designated hitter. McCutchen doubled leading off the first and scored New York’s first run and also singled and walked twice. To make room for Judge, McCutchen shifted to left for the first time since 2009 at Triple-A.“I finally got to watch him and Stanton take batting practice, and I saw some pretty impressive stuff,” McCutchen said. “I know the people who have been here all year, to them it’s probably normal. It’s not normal.”New York improved to 13-4 against Toronto this season and remained 1½ games ahead of the Athletics for home field in the wild-card game on Oct. 3. Dominating with a sharp splitter, Tanaka struck out eight in six innings and allowed four hits . Luis Severino and J.A. Happ also are possible starters against the A’a.“How they’re pitching in the final two weeks certainly matters,” Boone said. “We also take into account who we’re playing, where we’re playing.”Luke Voit hit a two-run double that capped a five-run first inning against Marco Estrada (7-12), who tied a career worst by allowing eight runs and lasted just 2 2/3 innings. Didi Gregorius added his 24th homer , one shy of his career high.Toronto lost its fourth straight game and at 65-82 ensured consecutive losing seasons for first time since 2012-13.“We’re in a rebuild mode now Tyler Anderson Jersey , so you’re going to take your lumps,” manager John Gibbons said.FINISHING Luis Cessa got his second big league save . It was New York’s largest shutout win margin since a 15-0 victory over the Mets on June 14, 2009.TRAINER’S ROOMBlue Jays: RHP Joe Biagini was activated from the 10-day DL after recovering from a strained left oblique that had sidelined him since Aug. 31 and pitched a one-hit seventh. Toronto also reinstated C Russell Martin from paternity leave.Yankees: Injured closer Aroldis Chapman is to throw another bullpen session Saturday, a simulated game on Monday and then could be activated in the middle of next week, Chapman has not pitched in a game since Aug. 21 because of left knee tendinitis.UP NEXTLHP CC Sabathia (7-6, 3.54) starts for New York on Saturday and RHP Sean Reid-Foley (1-3, 6.86) for Toronto. Sabathia has pitched 139 2/3 innings and likely has four starts left. He would get a $500,000 bonus for 155 innings and another $500,000 in the unlikely event he reaches 165.