AROUND THE HORN
■Athletics: The A’s extended their winning streak to 11 on Wednesday, rallying from a two-run deficit to beat the visiting Twins 13-12 when Luis Arraez threw away Ramón Laureano’s grounder for the Twins’ second error of the 10th inning. Nelson Cruz had two HRs and four RBIs for the Twins, and Byron Buxton hit a two-run HR against Lou Trivino for a 12-10 lead in the 10th. Alex Colomé (1-2) got the first two outs in the bottom half with the automatic runner on second, then walked Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus, loading the bases. Mark Canha hit what should have been a game-ending grounder to 2B Travis Blankehorn, who entered as a pinch runner for Josh Donaldson in the 10th, but Blankenhorn allowed the ball to bounce off his glove for a run-scoring error. Laureano hit a one-hopper to Arraez for what again should have been the final out. Arraez, who had moved to third from second to third for the 10th, sailed his throw over 1B Willians Astudillo as the tying and winning runs scored. The A’s started the season 0-6, split their next two games, then went on the 11-game winning streak, the longest in the majors since the A’s won 11 in a row from May May 16-27, 2019.
■ Rockies: Austin Gomber got his first victory for the Rockies, allowing two hits over six innings to beat the Astros 6-3 on a wintry Wednesday afternoon in Denver and send the Astros to their ninth loss in 10 games. Gomber (1-2), among five players acquired from the Cardinals in the Feb. 1 trade that sent star third baseman Nolan Arenado to the Cards, allowed Yuli Gurriel’s two-run HR in the second but just one hit and a walk after. The 27-year-old left-hander walked two and struck out six, including the side in order in the fifth, and retired 14 of the last 16 batters he faced.
■ Nationals: Three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer struck out nine in six innings to move up to No. 21 on the career Ks leaderboard, and Alex Avila drove in the game’s lone run with one of his two doubles, helping the host Nationals edge the Cardinals 1-0. Scherzer (1-1) retired 12 of his last 13 batters. The righty’s strikeout of Justin Williams to end the fourth gave Scherzer 2,814 for his career, moving him one ahead of Hall of Famer Mike Mussina.
■ Padres: RHP Dinelson Lamet left his season debut after two scoreless innings due to right forearm tightness. Lamet appeared to be pitching well against the visiting Brewers, striking out four after a single to start the game. He threw 19 strikes out of 29 pitches, reaching 97 mph on his fastball. Lamet, 28, hadn’t pitched since leaving his final start of 2020 with elbow discomfort. He didn’t have surgery and instead underwent platelet-rich plasma therapy in the offseason. Lamet, who had Tommy John surgery in 2018 and didn’t return until the second half of 2019, finished fourth in balloting for the 2020 NL Cy Young.
■Extra innings: The Astros and C Martín Maldonado, 34, agreed to a one-year, $5.5 million contract for next season . ... Rookie Trevor Rogers didn’t allow a runner past second while pitching a career-high seven innings in his 11th career start, and the host Marlins earned a split of their two-game series against the Orioles by winning 3-0. Jesús Aguilar broke a 0-0 tie with a two-out, two-run double in the fifth . ... Former player and hitting coach