Twins got hurt from BIG HURT's 2 HRs

Frank Thomas homered twice in OAK-MIN ALDS opener: first against Santana's high changeup in top of 2nd inning to give A's a 1-0 lead and second against Crain's inside fastball in top of 9th inning to get an insurance run. The insurance run is so important that even Twins scoring in bottom of 9th is not enough to tie the game.
Maybe the best strategy is to walk BIG HURT every time his being on plate.

A's also got 8 strong innings from Zito, former Trojans.