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By Scott Wessels

May 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; The traditional Hall of Fame Race at the end of the sixth inning, featuring runners in the costumes of former A
May 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; The traditional Hall of Fame Race at the end of the sixth inning, featuring runners in the costumes of former A /
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Minnesota Twins Trying to Outrun Their Demons, Stretch Win Streak to Four

We’ve seen four wins in a row once before during this season. After two months, you’d think a team that has two such winning streaks would have better than a 15-34 overall record. But we are what we are at point, ready to welcome June into the baseball calendar.

This four game streak seems more sustainable than the last. After the season-opening 9 game losing streak, you knew there would be a little bounce as soon as the Twins won their first game.

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Three out of the four wins were at Target Field, while three during this streak were on the road, all at Seattle…against quality pitching.

The Twins even exorcised some of their demons against Felix Hernandez, beating him for the first time since 2011. His ERA during the five starts against them since? 0.63. That it came in Pat Dean‘s first win as a major-leaguer was especially sweet.

Now, the Twins take their show down to the Bay, with three games against the Oakland A’s. Instead of facing a bevy of shutdown artists and former Cy Young winners, the Twins will face three starters with a combined record of 2-12, and the lowest ERA among the three being 5.36, which belongs to Memorial Day starter Kendall Graveman.

These are exactly the type of games the Twins need to add to their win total. But these types of games have been exactly when the Twins haven fallen short, either collecting too many strikeouts at the plate, or having a sub-par day on the mound. Fun fact, the Twins are 3-1 versus former Cy Young winners this year, losing only to Justin Verlander. The talent is there.

Memorial Day Game

Ervin Santana (1-3, 4.17 ERA) vs Kendall Graveman (1-6, 5.36 ERA)

3:05 CDT Oakland Coliseum

TV: ESPN

Tuesday Night Game

Tyler Duffey (2-3, 3.93 ERA) vs Eric Surkamp (0-3, 6.55 ERA)

9:05 CDT Oakland Coliseum

TV: FSN & MLB Network (Out of Network Only)

Wednesday Day Game

Pat Dean (1-1, 3.43 ERA) vs Sean Manaea (1-3, 7.03 ERA)

2:05 CDT Oakland Coliseum

TV: Fox Sports North

Next: Oakland Breakdown

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