MINNEAPOLIS -- Danny Valencia sparked the decisive rally with a slump-stopping double. Coco Crisp gave Oakland the lead with a clutch single. Kendall Graveman gave the rotation a bst with a solid start.Still, the Athletics werent about to overlk setup man Ryan Dull and his record-setting relief.After Crisp snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single, Dull got four key outs and the As ended a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.Graveman pitched effectively into the seventh, allowing three hits and one run to a Twins team that totaled 24 hits and 22 runs in the previous two games. As starters allowed 21 runs in 20 1/3 innings over the previous four games.Graveman (4-6) left with two outs and two runners on, but Dull had no trouble picking him up by retiring Eduardo Nunez on a fielders choice thanks to a slick play by shortstop Marcus Semien.Dull then struck out two in a perfect eighth, lowering his ERA to 2.11 in 42 2/3 innings.Hes been amazing. Hes my favorite player on the team. I tell him every day, Valencia said.The rkie right-hander stretched his streak of inherited runners stranded to 36 since the start of the season. Thats the longest in major league history since the expansion era began in 1961, according to the As. Opponents have only one hit in 47 at-bats with runners in scoring position against Dull this year.Id buy him a drink, but I dont know if hes old enough, manager Bob Melvin said.The baby-faced Dull, drafted in the 32nd round in 2012 out of UNC Asheville, is 26.I think the most incredible part is he never shows any emotion, a grateful Graveman said.Dull, through a sheepish smile, said hes aware of his historic run but hasnt been tracking the numbers. So how do all those late-game, runners-on situations make him feel inside, despite the outward stoicism?The heart gets going sometimes, Dull said. Its just how I was taught to pitch. Dont show any emotion. Dont let the other team know they got to you. Just try and be as calm as you can out there.Stephen Vogts RBI single evened the score at 1 in the seventh against Twins starter Ricky Nolasco (3-7), and Crisp gave Oakland the lead four batters later. Eddie Rosarios two-out triple in the ninth was followed by a walk, but Ryan Madson recovered to earn his 16th save in 19 attempts.Valencias leadoff double in the seventh snapped his 0-for-17 streak, and he aggressively reached third on a grounder to shortstop when Nunezs high throw after a slight hesitation was a hair late. Valencia was called out on the field, but the replay challenge by Melvin brought a reversal after review.Gd throw, and hes probably out by a fair margin, Twins manager Paul Molitor said.Valencias ft hit the base barely before Miguel Sanos tag on the back.Its one of those things if youre out it was the wrong read, but if youre safe everybodys happy, Valencia said.Suddenly, the roll that Nolasco was on screeched to a stop. Vogts single drove in Valencia, and Nolasco was removed for Taylor Rogers. With two outs, Crisp smacked a single up the middle on the fourth two-strike pitch he faced. Second baseman Brian Dozier made a diving attempt but just missed.Its just one of those days where one little hiccup was enough to change the course of the outcome of the game, Molitor said.TRAINERS RMOakland: With right-handed reliever Fernando Rodriguez out with a shoulder strain, the As have 11 players, including six pitchers, on the disabled list.Minnesota: Utility infielder Eduardo Escobars sore hamstring will likely keep him out until Thursday, but he is expected to avoid the DL.UP NEXTOakland rkie left-hander Sean Manaea (3-4, 5.40 ERA) takes the mound Tuesday in the middle game of the series, opposite Minnesota LHP Tommy Milone (0-2, 6.23). Manaea beat the Twins last month with eight strikeouts in six innings and only one run allowed. Milone, who won 31 games for the As over 2 1/2 seasons until he was acquired by the Twins in 2014, has not finished the fourth inning in two starts since arriving from Triple-A Rochester. Ketel Marte Jersey . 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NEW YORK -- The St. Louis Cardinals put reliever Trevor Rosenthal on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of inflammation in his right shoulder.Manager Mike Matheny said Rosenthal recently mentioned he wanted to get checked for a possible problem. The former closer is undergoing tests that might show why he suddenly became so ineffective.Hopefully, it can be a step in the right direction, Matheny said.Rosenthal lost his closers job in late June. The 26-year-old righty is 2-4 with a 5.13 ERA and 14 saves in 18 chances, and Matheny had said Rosenthal wouldnt be used in key spots for a while.It was more trying to find spots where we could get him in there and get things right, Matheny said.Rosenthal led the majjors with a combined 93 saves the last two seasons.dddddddddddd He had a 2.11 ERA in April and May this year, but then gave up 15 earned runs in 16 1/3 innings in June and July.Matheny said the team had talked about stretching out Rosenthal as a starter. Matheny said he hadnt talked to the pitcher for a couple days.The Cardinals made the move before playing a doubleheader against the New York Mets. They promoted lefty Dean Kiekhefer from Triple-A Memphis for his third stint with St. Louis this year.Kiekhefer made his major league debut on May 14. He is 0-0 with a 5.73 ERA in 11 games. ' ' '