MINNEAPOLIS -- The Oakland Athletics scored three runs in the seventh inning in a come-from-behind 3-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday afternoon at Target Field.

After being held scoreless through six innings, Oakland third baseman Danny Valencia opened the seventh with a ringing double into the right -center field gap. He advanced to third on a fielder's choice and scored on a single by Stephen Vogt.

A broken bat blooper to shallow left by Billy Butler loaded the bases and Coco Crisp singled to center two batters later, scoring a pair of runs for a 3-1 lead.

Twins starter Ricky Nolasco (3-7) was charged with two of the runs and took the loss. The right-hander lasted six-plus innings and gave up two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four.

Oakland right-hander Kendall Graveman (4-6) also pitched into the seventh, lasting 6 2/3 innings and allowing just one run on three hits and four walks. He struck out three and has now won each of his last three decisions.

Graveman got the first two outs in the seventh on just three pitches, but surrendered a walk and a single against his final two batters. He was replaced by right-hander Ryan Dull, who got Eduardo Nunez to ground into a fielder's choice to end the inning. Dull has now stranded all 36 runners he has inherited, an expansion era record to start a season.

Ryan Madson worked around a triple and a walk in the ninth inning to record his 16th save.

The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Oakland, which improved to 4-0 against Minnesota this season.

Joe Mauer had a pair of hits for the Twins, who had won their previous two games.

NOTES: Oakland RHP Fernando Rodriguez was placed on the 15 -day disabled list with a right shoulder strain. Rodriguez is 2 -0 with a 4.20 ERA in 34 relief appearances this season. ... Athletics LHP Daniel Coulombe was optioned to Triple -A Nashville. Coulombe is 1 -1 with a 4.50 ERA in 13 games this season. ... Oakland RHP Andrew Triggs was recalled from Nashville. Triggs has a 6.20 ERA in 13 appearances with the A?s this season. ... Athletics LHP Patrick Schuster had his contract selected from Nashville. Schuster, a 13th -round pick of Arizona in the 2009 draft, was 1 -0 with a 1.30 ERA in 28 appearances with Nashville this season. ... Athletics OF Andrew Lambo was recalled from Nashville and placed on the 60 -day disabled list as he recovers from surgery for testicular cancer. ... Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe was placed on the 15 -day disabled list with a cracked rib. Plouffe, who is hitting .252 with seven homers and 27 RBIs this season, is expected to miss 3 -4 weeks. ... Twins 1B Kennys Vargas was recalled from Triple -A Rochester. Vargas had 14 homers and 55 RBIs in 390 at -bats with the Twins in 2014 and 2015 and was hitting .235 with 14 homers and 53 RBIs in 82 games with Rochester this season.