MINNEAPOLIS -- Sonny Gray had his good stuff on Wednesday at Target Field, finding ways to wiggle out of jams while pitching six solid innings for the Oakland Athletics.Even that wasnt enough to stop a personal losing streak that has stretched on for more than two months.Ervin Santana struck out eight and walked none in a two-hitter that led the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics 4-0.Gray (3-8) gave up one run, six hits and four walks in six innings, losing his seventh straight decision, the longest active skid in the American League. Billy Butlers two-out double in the fifth and Stephen Vogts leadoff single in the eighth Oaklands lone hits.Probably the best mix of pitches weve seen in a while, Athletics manager Bob Melvin said. He threw quite a few changeups, curveball, slider, moving fastballs, some cutters, really a good array of pitches. Unfortunately, they just fouled a lot of them off.And Santana was even better.Santana (3-7) pitched his eighth shutout and 15th complete game, helping the Twins take two of three from the As. Joe Mauer had three hits and an RBI.The bleary-eyed clubs were back at it on Wednesday less than 12 hours after finishing a rain-delayed game that started at 9:52 p.m.Both teams appeared to be swinging heavy bats, and Gray stranded 12 runners, holding the Twins to 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position.He gave up an RBI-double to Mauer in the fifth, but held the Twins at bay for the rest of his start.Mentally, I was just trying to stay aggressive, said Gray, who has not won since April 22. There were times to challenge guys and times not to. The times he told me to go challenge guys I was able to do that a little bit more.Santana frustrated Oaklands hitters all afternoon. Josh Reddick slammed his bat in anger after popping out to the catcher in the fourth inning and Khris Davis did the same after a strikeout in the seventh.The As didnt record a hit until Butlers double in the fifth.We had some good at-bats off him at times and we had some non-competitive at-bats, Vogt said. When a pitcher has his stuff and you dont have consistent at-bats against him its going to be hard to win. He was very, very good today.While mired in the losing streak, Gray walked out of the ballpark on Wednesday in his final start before the All-Star break feeling a sense of momentum that the As hope can carry over into the second half of the season.Hes shown signs of it all year, Vogt said. Its not like hes been awful all year. Its been kind of a big inning has gotten him. I think that was kind of a turning point today for him, in my opinion.OAKLANDS SLIDEThe Athletics have lost six of their last seven games and are 23-37 since May 1, the worst record in baseball. And they were just outplayed in a series by a team that was has been jockeying with Atlanta for the worst record in the majors all season.This is a place we hit, Melvin said. I was surprised. I thought wed swing the bats well here. ... I was a little surprised we didnt do as well over the course of three games.As BULLPENOaklands bullpen entered with a 5.63 ERA in its 22 games. Opponents were hitting .312 off of As relievers, and they had another rough day on Wednesday.Marc Rzepczynski was charged with two runs on one hit and didnt record an out in the seventh inning. And John Axford didnt give him any help when he walked Max Kepler with the bases loaded and gave up a sacrifice fly to Eddie Rosario to give Santana some breathing room.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: RHP Fernando Rodriguez was played on the disabled list after an MRI revealed a strained rotator cuff. Manager Bob Melvin said there is no timetable for a return, but he would not need surgery.Twins: SS Eduardo Escobar was available after missing the last two games with a strained hamstring.UP NEXTAthletics: LHP Rich Hill (8-3, 2.31) will start the series opener at Houston on Thursday.Twins: Minnesota opens a four-game series in Texas on Thursday, sending RHP Tyler Duffey (4-6, 4.62) to the mound against RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-1, 9.53). Goedkope Nike Sneakers . They reached the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in five games, bested the visiting Trail Blazers by 34 in the paint and scored 19 of the final 25 points in regulation. Goedkope Nike Sneakers Heren . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge. http://www.goedkopenikesneakers.com/ . Sgt. 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While two September losses have already eliminated any realistic chance for Oklahoma to return to the College Football Playoff for the second year in a row, the Sooners have a clean slate in the Big 12 -- they were the overwhelming preseason favorite to win their 10th title in the league. This game features two former transfer quarterbacks: Oklahoma second-year starter Baker Mayfield (from Texas Tech) and first-year TCU starter Kenny Hill (from Texas A&M). Oklahoma has a 3-1 advantage in its Big 12 matchups against the Horned Frogs, but the total combined margin in those games is 15 points.BEST MATCHUPOK, most interesting matchup to watch. Texas defense vs. Oklahoma State offense. The 22nd-ranked Longhorns (2-1) will quickly find out the effectiveness of changes made on defense during the open date after giving up 50 points and 396 yards passing in a loss at California . James Washington leads the Big 12 with 122 yards receiving a game, while the Cowboys pass for 340 yards a game. Texas has allowed a Big 12 high-matching nine TDs passing without an interception.INSIDE THE NUMBERSKansas State is 5-0 against West Virginia since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 Conference. ... Three TCU defensive linemen (Aaron Curry, L.J. Collier andd Tipa Galeai) have 2 1/2 sacks each, matching them with Baylor end K.ddddddddddddJ. Smith for the Big 12 lead. ... Oklahoma hasnt lost back-to-back games since October 1999 in coach Bob Stoops first season. ... Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes has 1,493 yards passing in three games, a total not reached that quickly by any quarterback nationally since at least 2000.LONG SHOTAny Big 12 team getting through conference play without a loss . Since the Big 12 became a 10-team league in 2011, there has not been an undefeated champion -- each one has had an 8-1 league mark, with two teams sharing the title with that record in 2012 and 2014. Only Baylor and West Virginia went undefeated in nonconference play this month -- the fewest for the Big 12 as a 10-team league, after seven teams were without a loss in nonconference play last year.IMPACT PERFORMERBaylor senior linebacker Aiavion Edwards, who had 17 tackles in the Russell Athletic Bowl last December, goes into Saturdays game at Iowa State leading the Bears this season with 33 tackles (8.2 per game, second in the Big 12), including 22 solo stops. He had 12 tackles last week against Oklahoma State. He has also squatted 710 pounds, the highest on Baylors team.---Compiled by AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins in Fort Worth, Texas.---AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '