MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Joe Ryan struck out five in seven strong innings and Carlos Correa had a two-run homer among his three hits as the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Thursday night. One day after the Twins had , Minnesota banged out 13 hits 12 singles and Correa's homer in the seventh inning. Byron Buxton had three hits and drove in two runs, and and Austin Martin had two hits apiece as the Twins won for the fourth time in five games. Ryan (5-5) worked seven innings for the fourth time in five starts and lowered his ERA to 3.24. The 28-year-old right-hander gave up three hits and one walk. Dennis Schroder Jersey Thats the focus, Ryan said about working deeper into games. I just go into each game looking for a quality start whatever that means, whatever that looks like, I gue s. Tyler Soderstrom homered for the third time in four games for the As, who lost their sixth straight. Luis Medina (0-2) gave up four runs in five innings in his third start of the season for Oakland. Correa, who went 5 for 6 on Wednesday, singled in his first two at-bats. Then, with Lewis on base and two out in the seventh, he launched a hanging breaking ball from reliever Sean Newcomb 394 feet, into the second deck in left field. When Correa returned to the dugout he donned a purple vest and grabbed an inflatable purple guitar in honor of Minneapolis music icon Prince, whose legacy was being celebrated at Prince Day at the ballpark Im like, This is creative. I love this,' Correa said of his reaction to seeing the vest before the game. I was like, I want to hit a home run so bad! It happened in the last at-bat, but it happened. Its a great idea. I loved it. Correa has 14 hits in his last five games, raising his batting average from .255 to .299. Hes putting on a show right now. Its impre sive, said Lewis, who is 11 for 32 with four home runs since he returned June 3 after mi sing two months with a strained quad. Injuries have prevented Buxton, Correa and Lewis from playing together. But, with the trio now healthy, manager Rocco Baldelli hopes the recent offensive surge is a sign of things to come. Its a very dynamic trio of guys, Baldelli said. Having them all feeling great, playing great at the same time this is what happens. They play like this and all of a sudden were putting runs on the board, were making a lot of different things happen. Soderstrom opened the scoring with a two-run, 431-foot homer to center field in the second inning. Buxtons two-run single in the bottom of the inning tied it for the Twins. TRAINERS ROOM Athletics: Soderstrom and second baseman Zack Gelof collided while chasing a foul popup by Ryan Jeffers in the second inning. Gelof made the catch as his forearm crashed into Soderstroms jaw and neck. Soderstrom remained on the ground for a few minutes but stayed in the game after being checked by team trainers. UP NEXT The As will send RHP Mitch Spence (4-3, 3.68) to the mound for the second game of the series on Friday. Spence has made five starts since joining the rotation in mid-May. Hes coming off his best outing of the season in which he allowed two runs in seven innings against the Blue Jays on June 9. Hell face Twins RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (2-1, 2.84), who allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings at Pittsburgh on Sunday. More AP baseball: Chris Paul Jersey