Twins 3, Athletics 7 (49-59)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 31: Conor Jackson(notes) #28 of the Oakland Athletics slides home safe as Drew Butera(notes) #41 of the Minnesota Twins waits for the throw on a Ryan Sweeney(notes) double in the third inning at O.co Coliseum on July 31, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)



C. Jackson 1b     .268


WP: B. McCarthy (4-5)
LP: C. Pavano (6-8)
HR: MIN - J. Thome (8)

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Twins 3, Athletics 8 (48-59)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 30: Jemile Weeks(notes) #19 of the Oakland Athletics triples in the second inning against theMinnesota Twins at O.co Coliseum on July 30, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)


J. Weeks 2b .297

WP: G. Moscoso (4-5) LP: N. Blackburn (7-8)

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Twins 9, Athletics 5 (47-59)

Josh Willingham (right) is congratulated by third-base coach Mike Gallego after his a two-run home run off Francisco Liriano in the first inning.


W: Liriano (7-8, 4.67) ; L: Gonzalez, G (9-8, 2.84)
HR: MIN: Cuddyer (16) .  OAK: Willingham 2 (15) .


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Rays 10, Athletics 8 (47-58)

Conor Jackson hits a two-run homer to cap the A's five-run first inning.

Jackson, C, 1B

.264

W: Davis, W (8-7, 4.62) ; L: Ziegler (3-2, 2.43) ; SV: Farnsworth (20) HR: TB: Longoria (14) , Upton, B (16) , Jennings (1) . OAK: Jackson, C (4) , Suzuki, K (8) .


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Rays 4, Athletics 13 (47-57)

Hideki Matsui swings for a three-run home run off James Shields during the fourth inning.


W: Cahill (9-9, 3.58) ; L: Shields (9-9, 3.03)
HR: TB: Joyce (15) .  OAK: Sweeney (1) ,  Matsui (9) .

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Rays 1, Athletics 6 (46-57)

Cliff Pennington hits an RBI double against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Pennington, SS .264

W: McCarthy (3-5, 3.52) ; L: Price (9-9, 3.76)
HR: TB: Zobrist (13) .

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Rays 5, Athletics 7 (45-57)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 25: Conor Jackson(notes) #28 of the Oakland Athletics hits a two-run double in the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on July 25, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)


C. Jackson 1b .257

WP: B. Fuentes (2-8) S: A. Bailey (12) LP: J.P. Howell (2-2) HR: TB - B. Zobrist (12), K. Shoppach (6), OAK - C. Pennington (5)

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Athletics 5, Yankees 7 (44-57)

Kurt Suzuki hits a double and drives in a run against the Yankees.


W: Colon (7-6, 3.29) ; L: Gonzalez, G (9-7, 2.67) ; SV: Rivera, Ma (25)
HR: NYY: Granderson (27) .


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Athletics 4, Yankees 3 (44-56)

Hideki Matsui follows through on a seventh inning home run.  The A's beat the Yankees, 4-3.


W: Harden (2-1, 4.63) ; L: Burnett, AJ (8-8, 4.21) ; SV: Bailey, A (11)
HR: OAK: Willingham (13) ,  Matsui (8) .  NYY: Swisher (12)

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Athletics 7, Yankees 17 (43-56)

Hideki Matsui heads to third base in the first inning.



W: Noesi (2-0, 2.91) ; L: Cahill (8-9, 3.77)
HR: OAK: Pennington (4) .  NYY: Teixeira (26) ,  Swisher (11) .


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W: Marcum (9-3, 3.35); L: Cain (8-6, 3.06); Re: Axford (27) HR: SF: Rowand (3).

Athletics 7, Tigers 5 (43-55)

DETROIT, MI - JULY 20: Hideki Matsui(notes) #55 of the Oakland Athletics hit a home run in the sixth inning against theDetroit Tigers during an MLB game at Comerica Park on July 20, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. Matsui became the first player to hit 500 home runs combined playing in both Japan and MLB. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)

WP: J. Devine (1-1) S: A. Bailey (10) LP: D. Purcey (1-2) HR: OAK - H. Matsui (7)

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Athletics 3, Tigers 8 (42-55)

The A's Hideki Matsui hits a two-RBI single in the fifth.



W: Porcello (9-6, 4.76) ; L: Moscoso (3-5, 2.96)
HR: DET: Cabrera, Mi (20) ,  Guillen (1) .

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Angels 1, Athletics 9 (42-54)

Oakland Athletics' Conor Jackson(notes) hits a grand slam off Los Angeles Angels' Joel Pineiro(notes) in the first inning Sunday, July 17, 2011, in Oakland, Calif.

WP: G. Gonzalez (9-6) LP: J. Pineiro (5-4) HR: OAK - C. Jackson (3)

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Angels 3, Athletics 4 (41-54)

Oakland Athletics' Scott Sizemore(notes) swings for a game-winning single during the tenth inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. The Athletics won 4-3.

WP: B. Ziegler (3-1) LP: R. Thompson (1-3) HR: LAA - V. Wells (14), M. Trumbo (18)

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Angels 4, Athletics 2 (40-54)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 16: David DeJesus(notes) #12 of the Oakland Athletics gets a base hit against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the fifth inning during an MLB baseball game at the O. co Coliseum July 16, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

WP: J. Weaver (12-4) S: J. Walden (21) LP: T. Cahill (8-8) HR: LAA - E. Aybar (7)

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Angels 3, Athletics 5 (40-53)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 15: Josh Willingham(notes) #16 of the Oakland Athletics slaps the hand of third base coach Mike Gallego #3 after hitting a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels in the third inning during an MLB baseball game at the O.co Coliseum July 15, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

WP: B. McCarthy (2-5) S: A. Bailey (9) LP: D. Haren (10-6) HR: OAK - J. Willingham (12)

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Cano wins HR Derby, beating Gonzalez

PHOENIX (AP)—Robinson Cano(notes) outslugged Adrian Gonzalez(notes) to win the All-Star Home Run Derby that turned into a Yankees-Red Sox showdown, even through his Boston rival made the biggest splash at Chase Field.

Batting last, Cano defeated Gonzalez 12-11 in the finals Monday night after they each hit 20 home runs through two rounds.

Again highlighting the dangers of trying to catch a ball at a big league ballpark, a fan standing on a table above the pool deck fell over earlier trying to catch a Prince Fielder(notes) homer. The fan was grabbed by his brother before going all the way over, where he could have fallen about 20 feet, and was dangling by his feet when he was pulled back up.

Last week, a 39-year-old fan, Shannon Stone, died while trying to catch a ball thrown into the stands at a Rangers game in Arlington, Texas.

AP Sports Writer John Marshall contributed to this report.

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Athletics 0, Rangers 2 (39-53)

ARLINGTON, TX - JULY 10: Trevor Cahill(notes) #53 of the Oakland Athletics throws against the Texas Rangers in the first inning at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on July 10, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

T. Cahill (L, 8-7) WHIP:1.29 ERA:3.12

WP: M. Harrison (7-7) S: N. Feliz (18) LP: T. Cahill (8-7) HR: TEX - A. Beltre (19)

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Athletics 6, Rangers 7 (39-52)

Josh Willingham hits a solo home run in the second inning.


W: Oliver (2-5, 2.45) ; L: Bailey, A (0-2, 2.40)
HR: OAK: Willingham (11), Crisp (4). TEX: Hamilton (11), Beltre, A (18).

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Athletics 5, Rangers 8 (39-51)

A's third baseman Scott Sizemore rounds third after hitting a solo home in the second inning.

Sizemore, S, 3B .275


W: Wilson, C (9-3, 3.20) ; L: Gonzalez, G (8-6, 2.47)
HR: OAK: Sizemore, S (4). TEX: Napoli (12), Kinsler (13), Beltre, A (17).

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Athletics 0, Rangers 6 (39-50)

Coco Crisp catches a ball hit by Nelson Cruz.



W: Zito (3-1, 3.18) ; L: Luebke (2-3, 2.57) ; SV: Wilson, Br (25)
HR: SD: Ludwick (11). SF: Whiteside (3)

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Mariners 0, Athletics 2 (39-49)

Scott Sizemore hits an RBI single in the fifth inning. Cliff Pennington scored on the play.


W: Moscoso (3-4, 2.16) ; L: Vargas (6-6, 3.49) ; SV: Bailey, A (8)
HR: OAK: Sizemore, S (3).

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Mariners 4, Athletics 2 (38-49)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 05: Coco Crisp(notes) #4 of the Oakland Athletics hits a single that scored Jemile Weeks(notes) #19 of the Oakland Athletics to tie the score 2-2 against the Seattle Mariners at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on July 5, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

WP: B. League (1-4) S: J. Wright (1) LP: A. Bailey (0-1) HR: SEA - D. Ackley (3), OAK - K. Suzuki (7)

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Mariners 2, Athletics 1 (38-48)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 4: Hideki Matsui(notes) #55 of the Oakland Athletics hits a base hit in the bottom of the second against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on July 4, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Chad Ziemendorf/Getty Images)

WP: M. Pineda (8-5) S: B. League (23) LP: B. McCarthy (1-5) HR: SEA - J. Bard (1)

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Diamondbacks 2, Athletics 7 (38-47)

Scott Sizemore hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning.

Sizemore, S, 3B .286


W: Gonzalez, G (8-5, 2.31) ; L: Kennedy, I (8-3, 3.38)
HR: OAK: Jackson, C (2), Sizemore, S (2).

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Diamondbacks 4, Athletics 2 (37-47)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 2: Hideki Matsui(notes) #55 of the Oakland Athletics hits an RBI single against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the bottom of the eighth inning of a MLB baseball game July 2, 2011 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Diamondbacks won the game 4-2. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

WP: J. Saunders (5-7) S: D. Hernandez (3) LP: J. Outman (3-3) HR: ARI - C. Young (16)

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