The Twins close out a home series Sunday against the Oakland A's. Oakland will start Daniel Mengden, who has been solid lately, but on July 2 he surrendered five runs and a season-high two home runs against the Twins. Expect Minnesota to hammer Mengden again and get to the A's bullpen in the latter innings.

For the Twins, they start Michael Pineda and since mid-May, Pineda has made 10 starts with the Twins going 7-3. He enters into this contest having allowed exactly 1 run in 5 of his last 6 starts. He's 4-1 in those five starts, posting a 1.52 ERA. Pineda has fared well against Oakland in his career, going 4-1 with a 2.75 ERA in six starts. Look for the Twins bats to come alive on Sunday afternoon.