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MLB: Oakland 14, Minnesota 13

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Published: July 21, 2009 at 8:04 AM

OAKLAND, Calif., July 21 (UPI) -- Matt Holliday brought Oakland back from a 10-run deficit with a grand slam, helping the A's to a 14-13 victory Monday over the Minnesota Twins.

The comeback after trailing 12-2 in the third inning was a record for the A's, who pulled off the win with a 7-run seventh inning.

Holliday's grand slam in the seventh tied the score at 13-13 and Jack Cust followed with a homer over the center-field wall to cap the rally and drop Jose Mijares to 0-2.

Michael Wuertz finished off his third save in support of Craig Breslow (3-4) by getting a call on a play at the plate. Michael Cuddyer doubled with two outs in the ninth and tried to score from second when Wuertz threw a wild pitch. Replays suggested Cuddyer slid under Wuertz's tag but the runner was called out.

The Twins scored 12 times in the first three innings, getting 11 runs off Oakland starter Gio Gonzalez. Jason Kubel had a 3-run home run in the first inning, Justin Morneau added a grand slam in the second and a 3-run shot in the third to account for most of the damage.

Oakland kept fairly close with rallies that made the score 12-7 through the fourth. Holliday's second homer of the game completed the comeback in the seventh before Cust's 16th of the year provided the game-winning run.

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