Shea Langeliers got it going with the A’s second hit of the game and scored on Esteury Ruiz’s single to left.Įlder had five strikeouts and worked around three walks in 7 1/3 innings while lowering his majors-leading ERA to 1.92, among qualifiers. In the fifth, Oakland strung together three straight singles with one out, tying the game. One day after ending an 11-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the Braves, Oakland struggled to get much going against Atlanta starter Bryce Elder.Įlder held the A’s without a hit until the fourth, when Ramón Laureano rolled a two-out single into right field. Kevin Pillar hit his sixth homer of the season for the NL East-leading Braves. As much work and preparation as these guys do, you still need that win to support that the work is paying off.” “It’s something that we’ve had a hard time with, obviously.
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“Winning a series feels good,” Kotsay said. Oakland moved to 12-45 with the win in front of 5,116, the 21st time in 30 home games that the attendance has been under 10,000. But I’ve always heard good things happen when you put it in play. Obviously trying to hit it in the air, but got on top of it. “You got to think at some point he’s going to groove one,” Bride said of Iglesias. Bride easily beat Riley’s throw to first as Brown scored, giving the A’s their fifth walkoff win of the season and first back-to-back victories since May 5-6 in Kansas City. Jonah Bride hit a sharp grounder that Riley bobbled. Like all 12 of the A’s wins this season, this one didn’t come easily.īraves reliever Raisel Iglesias (1-2) walked three of the first four Oakland batters in the ninth. Just trying to win each game, each pitch and just kind of keep our head down and not look at the outside and the distractions around us.” “Kots talked to us last week about just taking the small victories when you get them,’ starting pitcher JP Sears said. Seth Brown scored on a fielding error by Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley in the ninth inning, and the A’s beat the Braves 2-1 on Tuesday night, recording consecutive victories for the second time this season. (AP) - During a season that has been one of the most tumultuous in franchise history, second-year Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay has worked overtime to keep his players positive.Īfter losing their first nine series at home - one shy of the Oakland record - the A’s are finally stringing together victories.
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