BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins defeated the Athletics 11-8 on Sunday afternoon at Target Field, taking two of three in the series. The Twins built a 6-0 lead after two innings, scoring three in the first on a two-run triple by Kody Clemens and three in the second on a two-run single by Ryan Jeffers. The Athletics rallied with three runs in the sixth on a three-run homer by Nick Kurtz, but the Twins answered with a run in the bottom half on a sacrifice fly. The Athletics added three in the seventh to cut the deficit to 8-6, using a walk, a groundout and a sacrifice fly. The Twins countered with a run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly and two in the eighth on a double by Ryan Kreidler and a single by Jeffers. The Athletics scored two in the ninth on a single by Jeff McNeil and a forceout. Connor Prielipp earned the win, allowing one earned run on two hits in 5.2 innings. Jeffrey Springs took the loss. Jeffers finished with three hits and three RBIs, Kurtz drove in three, and McNeil had two RBIs. The Twins outhit the Athletics 13-8 and made two sacrifice flies. The Athletics grounded into two double plays. Attendance was 19,701 in 2 hours, 57 minutes. The Twins improved to 53-54, the Athletics to 44-61.