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4:05 pm EDT Sun Jun 6, 2010

It’s been nearly 13 years since the Minnesota Twins swept a three-game series in Oakland. Given Nick Blackburn’s recent struggles against the Athletics, pulling off that feat might prove difficult Sunday. In Minnesota’s favor, however, Oakland starter Gio Gonzalez has fared even worse versus the Twins. After losing three of four to Seattle to begin its Western road trip, Minnesota has bounced back with consecutive one-run victories over the A’s. In Saturday night’s 4-3 win, a bold move from Oakland manager Bob Geren backfired. With one out in the ninth inning, Geren chose to issue an intentional walk to the Twins slugger Justin Morneau, who was replaced by pinch runner J.J. Hardy. Matt Tolbert’s two-out single brought home Hardy with the go-ahead run.

The win gave the AL Central-leading Twins the opportunity to finish their trip with their first sweep in Oakland since July 18-20, 1997. Blackburn was 15 years old when that series was played. Whether the Twins can pull off a repeat could depend on how he bounces back from the end to a personal five-game win streak.After earning victories in all of his starts in May, the right-hander opened this month by giving up five runs and 10 hits in a season-low 3 2-3 innings at Seattle. The difference between his five consecutive winning starts and Tuesday night’s 7-1 loss, he said, was the ineffectiveness of his sinker. The A’s have also proved adept with their bats against Blackburn. He’s 0-2 with a 6.37 ERA in five matchups with Oakland, and had a 14.63 ERA in his final two meetings last season. In his last start in Oakland on July 20, Blackburn gave up a career-worst 13 hits and seven runs over five innings but escaped without a decision in a wild 14-13 loss.