OAKLAND, Calif. Larry Doby Jersey . -- Coco Crisp hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Oakland Athletics lowered their magic number to clinch the AL West to four with a back-and-forth 8-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. Brian Dozier hit a tying RBI single in the top half of the eighth, then Oakland rallied once more just as this club has done so many times the past two seasons. Crisp connected for his 21st home run on a 2-1 pitch from Shairon Martis (0-1). Jed Lowries three-run homer put the As ahead 6-3 in the sixth after pinch-hitter Alberto Callaspo tied it with a solo shot, but the bullpen couldnt hold the lead. Sean Doolittle (5-5) recorded the final four outs for the victory to end the 3-hour, 41-minute game in front of just 11,461 fans. Minnesota third baseman Trevor Plouffe left the game with left wrist soreness. Crisps 21 leadoff homers are tied for most in the majors. Callaspos two-out drive was his second career pinch-hit homer, his eighth clout this season and third since joining Oakland before the trade deadline. Crisp followed with a single to chase Brian Duensing (6-3), then Lowrie followed Josh Donaldsons single with his 13th home run. Stephen Vogt hit a sacrifice fly and Josh Reddick had an RBI double for the As, who remained 6 1-2 games ahead of Texas in the division race after the Rangers won 8-2 at Tampa Bay. Oswaldo Arcia homered in the seventh for the Twins, who lost for the seventh time in nine games that included dropping two of three to the As at home last week. But Minnesota is holding out hope catcher Joe Mauer will recover from his concussion in time to play again before the season ends. Dan Straily had his four-start winning streak snapped but remains unbeaten in six starts since dropping a 7-1 decision to Cleveland on Aug. 17. Straily still received a warm ovation when he exited in the sixth. Minnesota loaded the bases with one out in the fifth but Straily worked out of it. The Twins took a 1-0 lead on an unearned run in the third. Chris Parmelee beat out an infield single leading off the inning but shortstop Lowries wild throw trying to make the play sailed into the dugout as Parmelee advanced. He then beat a throw home on Alex Presleys RBI groundout. In the sixth, Straily threw two wild pitches that allowed Arcia to go from first to second and then to third. Josh Willingham drew a two-out walk and As manager Bob Melvin went to the bullpen. Dan Otero relieved and gave up Yosmil Pintos tying single and walked Parmelee to load the bases. Pedro Floriman followed with a go-ahead single against Brett Anderson. After Wednesday game, As left fielder Yoenis Cespedes received a cortisone injection to help alleviate the pain from tendinitis in his right shoulder. He was out of the lineup Thursday but doing well and Melvin hoped he would play Friday night. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire remains at 997 wins as he tries to become the eighth active manager with 1,000 victories NOTES: The Twins are 19-11 against the AL West, including 8-6 on the road. ... Reddick was caught stealing for the first time in 11 chances spanning 142 games. ... Crisp received the 2013 Jim "Catfish" Hunter Award honouring the courageous nature and spirit of the late Hall of Famer. "That caught me by surprise, but I am grateful for the award," Crisp said. ... Oakland C John Jaso, sidelined from a concussion since July 25, is still hitting on the field for a couple of days and will be re-evaluated this weekend. Then, the tentative plan is to send him to Arizona for some at-bats in instructional league to see if he might be able to return to the As before the season ends. "Itll be cool to be back out on the field and have cleats on again," he said. Jason Kipnis Jersey . 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