Well it happened, folks. The Athletics won a game. They snapped their nine-game losing streak in a big way on Thursday afternoon, avoiding the dreaded four-game sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Twins by clobbering them 14-3 to get the A’s back in the win column after over a week.

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.

Minnesota right-hander Pablo Lopez departed the Twins' contest against the Athletics on Tuesday due to tightness in his pitching shoulder. Lopez was warming up for the bottom of the sixth inning in West Sacramento,

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez was diagnosed with a Grade 2 right shoulder strain and will miss 8 to 12 weeks, the team announced.