OAKLAND — The A’s have won back-to-back games for the first time since July 10-11, with a win against the Angels on Wednesday and the Twins on Thursday.

That snapped their longest spell without a winning streak in Oakland history.

Tonight, the Twins will try to keep the A’s from their first three-game winning streak since they won four straight from June 13-17.

Another unseasonably warm day in the Bay Area.

Updates to come…

Update (8:15 p.m.): Alexi Casilla is batting .174 (6-for-34) on the road trip, Nick Punto .387 (12-for-31).

“See if we can get Lexi going,” Manager Ron Gardenhire said. “I like Lexi a lot in the second hole, and I’ll eventually get him back there, but he’s just swinging a little nuts right now.”

Lefties are batting .250 against Dan Meyer and righties .231. Gardenhire said he doesn’t like to keep Randy Ruiz out, but he wants to give Jason Kubel a shot tonight. Sitting Carlos Gomez was another option, but Kevin Slowey is a fly ball pitcher, and Gardy wants his best outfield out there.

The Twins never have faced Meyer. He came to the A’s from the Atlanta organization in the 2004 trade for Hudson. Meyer is 27 now and finally getting a chance in a big league rotation.

Twins (75-59)

1. Denard Span, RF
2. Nick Punto, SS
3. Joe Mauer, C
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Jason Kubel, DH
6. Delmon Young, LF
7. Brendan Harris, 3B
8. Alexi Casilla, 2B
9. Carlos Gomez, CF

Starting pitcher: RH Kevin Slowey (10-8, 3.74 ERA)

Athletics (62-72)

1. Rajai Davis, CF
2. Bobby Crosby, SS
3. Ryan Sweeney, RF
4. Frank Thomas, DH
5. Jack Cust, LF
6. Kurt Suzuki, C
7. Daric Barton, 1B
8. Jack Hannahan, 3B
9. Eric Patterson, 2B

Starting pitcher: LH Dan Meyer (0-2, 5.95 ERA)

McAfee Coliseum. First pitch: 9:05 p.m.

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