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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The weight of expectation is a heavy burden for any young athlete predicted to scale to the pinnacle of her profession. It felt like that here Friday night, watching the talented young American Madison Keys go down in a hard-fought heap to German veteran Angelique Kerber, the battle-tested No. 2 seed in the womens Olympic tennis tournament.Keys, 21, having just slipped into the pro tours top 10 after a stellar summer, came to the semifinals after winning a pair of tight three-set matches. But this time, her power wasnt enough to pull her through. A simple narrative sat behind the 6-3, 7-5 score: mistakes. Keys came in flurries. All told, she struck 41 unforced errors, many coming at the worst moments.Im obviously not happy with that, she said later, tears welling in her eyes. Im disappointed, but [Kerber] played well. Its frustrating when you have 10 break points and dont convert one. Its tough also because she was playing so well. ... She is just not giving you anything.Kerber, 28, the 2016 Australian Open champion and Wimbledon runner-up, played with few misfires. She had only eight unforced errors in the match. To call it German efficiency would be both cliché and very true. She always seemed in the right spot. Late in the match, she fended off a series of break points that might have sent matters into a winner-take-all third set.Keys was devastated by this loss. Once the final point was done, she slammed a ball into the center-court seats. She covered her face with a towel while walking off the court. Speaking to reporters, her voice cracked, and she looked like she was about to cry. The Games mattered -- they mattered a lot.Still, Rio isnt over for her yet. Keys still has a bronze-medal chance. She faces off Saturday against a two-time Wimbledon singles champ, Czech Petra Kvitova. You can walk from this tournament and still be on a high, Keys said. That is what I am going to focus on.Rio, one can assume, will likely be a mere speed bump for the tall right-hander. Maybe it will add to the motivation that has fueled her steady improvement to No. 9 in the world, a rise that has many predicting greatness. The future looks bright. Her game is maturing at an opportune time. Serena Williams remains at the top of womens tennis, but at 34, she cant play forever, can she?Keys should end up leaving this electrified stage having taken another step toward joining Serena among the games best. Maybe Keys will one day scale to the pinnacle -- No. 1. The land Serena and, before that, sister Venus have so long owned.But the future can wait. Right now there is Saturday -- and the simple matter of a medal to be won.It would mean everything, Keys said. No matter what, I am going to go out and try to win the bronze.Dalton Risner Womens Jersey . 1 position. 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Stephen Vogt delivered an RBI single and Coco Crisp added a two-run single that extended his hitting streak to 11 games.Crisp is batting .370 (17-for-46) during this streak and has eight walks, 12 runs scored, two homers and 14 RBI.If Oakland has a close lead late Tuesday, theres a good chance Ryan Dull would be entrusted with protecting it.After Oakland scored its runs Monday, Dull stranded a pair of runners in the bottom of the seventh and has stranded 36 inherited runners this season, the longest streak to being a season since 1961.(Its) extremely significant, As manager Bob Melvin said. I dont know that there is (a stat) more significant. Guys are coming in the games to pick up someone elses base runners, thats the most significant stat. I know in our clubhouse, theres a lot of respect for what hes doing, certainly the pitchers.Hes my favorite player on the team, Oakland third baseman Danny Valencia said. He just shows up every day and does his job.Similar to the laast time they played the Athletics, the Twins were unable to follow up a successful weekend against a winning team.ddddddddddddMinnesota followed up a three-game sweep in Seattle by scoring seven runs in three losses at Oakland May 30-June 1.On Monday, Minnesota was even less productive. The Twins were held to four hits, went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and were held to three runs or less for the 35th time.Its just one of those days where one little hiccup was enough to change the outcome of the game, Twins manager Paul Molitor said.After getting 6 2/3 effective innings from Kendall Graveman, the Athletics will turn to Sean Manaea, who will make his second start since being activated from the disabled list Wednesday. Manaea returned from his two-week absence and allowed six hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.The left-hander began his career by going 0-1 with an 11.37 ERA and .382 opposing average in his first three starts. Since then, he is 3-3 with a 3.61 ERA in his last seven outings.One of Manaeas three career wins was June 1 against Minnesota, when he allowed one run and five hits in six innings of a 5-1 win.Tommy Milone will make his seventh start and third since returning from Triple-A Rochester June 18. Milone took a loss in New York June 18 and last week allowed five runs and nine hits over 3 1/3 innings during a no-decision at Chicago.Milones lone start against Oakland was July 19, 2015, when he allowed seven runs (five earned) in 2 2/3 innings. ' ' '