OAKLAND, Calif., July 31 (UPI) -- Guillermo Moscoso recovered from a shaky start for a win and Scott Sizemore drove in three runs Saturday, boosting the Oakland A's to an 8-3 win over Minnesota.
Moscoso (4-5) yielded a run in each of the first two innings, but then settled down to blank the Twins the rest of the way. The right-hander went 6 1/3 frames, yielding seven hits and one walk.
The A's erased a 2-1 deficit with two runs in the second inning and made it made it 4-2 in the fifth when Ryan Sweeney's infield hit scored Hideki Matsui.
Nick Blackburn (7-8) then issued Cliff Pennington an intentional pass to load the bases and Sizemore's grounder down the third-base line eluded Minnesota's Danny Valencia, allowing all three runners to score to break the game open.
Blackburn exited after 4 1/3 innings, extending a four-game winless streak. He surrendered seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits and issued five walks.
Michael Cuddyer, Jim Thome and Delmon Young each drove in a run for Minnesota.
