Butler, Rooker continue power surge in July as Athletics rally for 6-5 victory over Angels
Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker hit home runs and the Oakland Athletics continued their power surge with a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
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Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker hit home runs and the Oakland Athletics continued their power surge with a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer, Lawrence Butler had a bases-clearing double and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-2 on Saturday.
Lawrence Butler homered, JP Sears won for the first time in more than a month, and the Oakland Athletics blanked the Los Angeles Angels for a second straight game by the same 5-0 score to complete three-game series sweep.
Joey Estes pitched Oakland's first individual shutout in more than three years and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0.
Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker hit home runs, Mitch Spence gave up one hit over 5 1/3 innings, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5.
The Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 Wednesday to sweep their three-game series.
Shea Langeliers hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the Athletics' five-run eighth inning and led Oakland to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Pinch-hitter Tony Kemp had a two-run single that put Oakland ahead in a six-run seventh inning, and the Athletics rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 10-6 to finish a three-game sweep.
Brent Rooker hit his team-leading 23rd home run, Paul Blackburn pitched five innings for his second victory in six starts, and the last-place Oakland Athletics beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 to win back-to-back games for the sixth time since the All-Star break.
Zack Gelof had a two-run double to highlight a decisive five-run fourth inning to help JP Sears end a four-game losing streak, Esteury Ruiz hit a late two-run homer, and the Oakland Athletics pounded the new-look Los Angeles Angels 9-2.
Brandon Drury had a two-run triple, and the Los Angeles Angels used a four-run first inning to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Ryan Noda had a two-run double in the 10th inning, Brent Rooker and Jesús Aguilar became the first Athletics teammates to hit back-to-back home runs twice in one game and Oakland rallied for an 11-10 victory over the Los Angeles Angels after blowing an early six-run lead.
