Athletics 10-Game Win Streak Ends As They Drop Series To Angels
May 29, 2019, 5:55 PM | Updated: 5:56 pm
(Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
(Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
Monday: Athletics 8, Angels 5
WP: Chris Bassitt (3-1, 3.27 ERA), LP: Trevor Cahill (2-5, 6.92), SV: Blake Treinen (11)
With the win on Monday night, the A’s extended their winning streak to 10 games. The winning streak was the longest for Oakland since the 2006 season.
The A’s hit three home runs, resulting in half of their runs on the night. Matt Chapman’s home run in the seventh gave Oakland a 7-5 lead and was his 14th of the season.
The Oakland bullpen allowed just three hits and walked none over four innings after Bassitt allowed five runs in his five innings.
Tuesday: Angels 6, Athletics 4
WP: Ty Buttrey (3-2, 1.30), LP: Joakim Soria (1-4, 4.73) SV: Hansel Robles (6)
Heading into the fifth inning, the A’s trailed 4-1. Oakland scores three over the next two innings from a Ramon Laureano solo home run and a game-tying two-fun home from Matt Olson.
The game came with some controversy in the top of the ninth. With runners on second and third with two outs, Soria faced Shohei Ohtani with a 1-2 count. Soria threw a breaking pitch that appeared to hit the corner but was called ball two by home plate umpire James Hoye.
Ohtani would follow up with a two-run single that would be enough for the Angels to end the 10-game winning streak.
Wednesday: Angels 12, Athletics 7 (11)
WP: Neil Ramirez (2-0, 4.62), LP: Lou Trivino (2-1, 3.67)
Wednesday’s game followed the same script as Tuesday nights game but the A’s were able to make the comeback in the ninth to push the game to extras.
The Angels jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the seventh inning but the A’s were able to cut the deficit to two by the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth, Olson was able to tie the game at five as he did Tuesday night with a two-run home run.
However, just like Tuesday night, the Angels scored two in the top half of the ninth. Robles wasn’t able to save it for Los Angeles giving up a solo home run to Mark Canha and allowing a game-tying sacrifice fly to Josh Phegley to force extras.
The game would extend to the 11th inning where the Angels would score five runs of off Trivino to give Los Angeles the game and series win.
