The last time the Minnesota Twins had a successful weekend against a winning team, they stumbled against the Oakland Athletics. Milwaukee Brewers Shirts.After taking two of three from the American League West-leading Texas Rangers, the Twins will hope to avoid more losses to the Athletics on Monday afternoon when the teams begin a three-game series at Target Field in Minneapolis.The Twins have seven series victories, and five have been against teams with winning records.Two of those series victories have preceded meetings with the Athletics.On May 27-29, the Twins scored 18 times and took three straight in Seattle. The follow-up was scoring seven times during a three-game sweep in Oakland.Heading into their second series with Oakland, the Twins were more productive. After losing the series opener Friday, Minnesota scored 22 times in getting two victories over Texas.We havent had a lot of highlights here, Twins manager Paul Molitor said to reporters.One of the recent highlights for Minnesota has been Brian Doziers performances. Dozier drove in two runs and scored twice during Sundays 5-4 win and has reached base safely in his 25th straight game, which is the longest active streak in the majors.Miguel Sano was injured during Minnesotas second loss in Oakland on May 31 but has recovered from missing more than a month with a hamstring injury by driving in three runs and scoring four times against Texas.Oakland had a 25-29 record after completing its sweep of Minnesota on June 1. Since then, the Athletics have lost 18 of their last 28 games.The Athletics had a frustrating weekend against the Pittsburgh Pirates by going 3-for-23 with runners in scoring position and stranding 22 runners.We got derailed again this series, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said to reporters after watching his team score first and wind up losing four straight games. Its frustrating, but no more for me than anyone else.Josh Reddick was on the disabled list during Oaklands sweep over Minnesota but has gone 5-for-20 in five games since returning from a broken thumb.The pitching matchup will feature pitchers with 3-6 records.Ricky Nolasco has a 5.31 ERA and will make his 17th start for Minnesota and hopes it goes better than his last appearance. On Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, he allowed seven runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings in a 9-6 loss.Nolasco has done well in his limited experience against Oakland, going 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts against the As. He last faced Oakland on May 7, 2015, in Minnesota when he allowed four runs in five innings.Kendall Graveman has lowered his ERA to 4.84 by going 2-1 with a 3.98 ERA in his last eight starts. He has given up two home runs in that stretch after allowing 10 in his first seven starts.Gravemans 3.83 run-support average is among the lowest in the AL, but Tuesday he took a no-decision after allowing four runs and nine hits in five innings at San Francisco, and Oakland posted a 13-11 victory in that game.Gravemans lone appearance against Minnesota was in a 3-2 win on May 30 when he allowed two runs and six hits in six innings.Minnesota scored 28 runs and took three of four home meetings with Oakland last season. Bj Surhoff Brewers Jersey. Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Alex Claudio Brewers Jersey. Sgt. 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LOUIS -- St. LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers hope to spring some youthful exuberance on the Washington Nationals in the National League Division Series.The Dodgers plan on carrying seven rookies into the playoffs, along with 10 players who have spent at least some time in the minor leagues this year when roster turnover seemed to be a daily occurrence.The Dodgers put 28 players on the disabled list this season, the most by one team in at least 30 years, providing opportunities aplenty for players in the organization.When the season ended, the Dodgers were carrying the full allotment of 40 players, and whittling it down to the necessary 25 proved to be challenging.It was probably the most challenging roster construction for the playoffs that I have ever been a part of, said Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. I think its a testament to the depth that we have and just a number of different guys who contributed throughout the year.We feel like the group we put together is a group that matches up really well with Washington, and were excited to get going.When the NLDS starts in the nations capital Friday, Corey Seager will not only be the signature rookie on the Dodgers roster, he will be one of the teams key performers. Seager is expected to win the NL Rookie of the Year award. But he is far from the only first-year player.Other Dodgers rookies on the NLDS roster include Andrew Toles, Austin Barnes, Julio Urias, Ross Stripling, Kenta Maeda and Grant Dayton. In addition, non-rookies who spent some time in the minor leagues include Luis Avilan, Charlie Culberson, Josh Fields, Pedro Baez and Yasiel Puig.It will be a tall order for such a young Dodgers roster, but if the club showed a distinct trait this year, it is to accept and overcome challenges, especially with having to overcome injuries. If they are to beat the Nationals, they will have to do it without home-field advantage.With October baseball, its more of teams that execute that have a tendency to win more, manager Dave Roberts said. Pitching drives the postseason, but there is also that execution componnent, that focus component. Ryan Braun Brewers Jersey. With our guys, all year long, weve talked about playing every pitch and staying focused, and thats why, with this series coming up, I like our chances. Weve shown we can execute when we need to and focus pitch to pitch.Its not as if the Dodgers will be without veterans. Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill will lead the pitching staff. Chase Utley, Adrian Gonzalez and Justin Turner will lead the offense. The Dodgers know a combination of steady veterans and up-and-coming youngsters is a healthy balance, but ultimately, the roster is not only about who is playing well now, but who is best capable of giving the Nationals problems.I think the environment that [Roberts] and the coaches have created, that our veteran players have created, has allowed these guys to come up from the minor leagues and be incredibly comfortable, Friedman said. That is something we expect to carry on.Roberts did not make his NLDS roster official, but he gave enough clues Tuesday to make an educated guess as to how it will look. Here is the roster that is expected to be available Friday:Starting pitchers (4): Kershaw, Hill, Maeda, Urias.Relief pitchers (7): Kenley Jansen, Joe Blanton, Baez, Stripling, Avilan, Dayton, Fields.Catchers (3): Yasmani Grandal, Carlos Ruiz, Barnes.Outfielders (6): Howie Kendrick, Joc Pederson, Josh Reddick, Puig, Toles, Andre Ethier.Infielders (5): Gonzalez, Utley, Seager, Turner, Culberson.Players who will travel with the team, but not be available to play, include Alex Wood, Rob Segedin and J.P. Howell. In the past three postseasons, Howell has been in the Dodgers bullpen, but he did not make the cut this time.Hes been a big part of what we have done this year, not just between the lines, but he has been a huge part of the success of our bullpen, with the mentorship, Friedman said of Howell. Obviously he will be with us, but he, as everybody would expect, was a total pro. But still, it was not easy. ' ' '