Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Match Player Stats On Sep 04, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 4, 2017

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kole Calhoun hit a tiebreaking, two-run triple in the top of the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels held on for an 11-9 victory against the Oakland Athletics on Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum.

Athletics reliever Blake Treinen (1-5) walked Justin Upton with one out in the 11th and hit Eric Young Jr. with a pitch, bringing Calhoun to the plate. Calhoun ripped a 96 mph fastball down the right field line, putting the Angels ahead for good.

Treinen, Oakland's seventh reliever of the game, took the loss.

The Angels set an American League record by using 12 pitchers, including three in the 11th inning. Keynan Middleton recorded his third save of the season, getting Khris Davis to ground into a game-ending double play with runners on first and second.

Fernando Salas (2-2) pitched a scoreless 10th inning for the win.

The A's trailed 9-7 entering the bottom of the ninth inning and faced right-hander Blake Parker, who posted saves in each of his four most recent appearances.

After Jed Lowrie singled to left with one out, Parker struck out Davis, and the A's were down to their last out. However, Matt Olson sent Parker's 1-1 splitter into the left field seats for an opposite-field, two-run homer, his second long ball of the game.

Martin Maldonado hit two home runs and Luis Valbuena launched a three-run shot for the Angels.

Maldonado crushed a solo home run in the second inning and a two-run blast in the fourth, giving him 14 for the season, an ongoing career high. The multi-homer game was the second of his career. Valbuena hit his 18th homer in the second inning.

Olson hit his 13th and 14th home runs for the second multi-homer game of his career. Olson has homered in five of his past seven games and has six blasts in that span.

The Angels continued their push for an American League wild-card playoff spot by beating the A's for the fourth straight time. Oakland extended its losing streak to a season high seven games.

Angels right-hander Parker Bridwell lasted only three-plus innings and had a no-decision in his second straight rough start, both against Oakland. He gave up six runs on seven hits, including one home run, struck out five and walked one.

A's right-hander Chris Smith allowed seven runs on seven hits, including three home runs, over 3 1/3 innings in a no-decision. In his previous start, Smith allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits over 3 2/3 innings in an 8-2 loss to the Angels.

NOTES: Angels RHP Bud Norris (right knee inflammation) pitched a bullpen session Monday, and there's a chance he could be reinstated from the disabled list on Wednesday, the first day he is eligible, manager Mike Scioscia said. ... The Angels claimed RHP Dayan Diaz off waivers from Houston and assigned him to Class A Orem. Diaz had been pitching for Triple-A Fresno, where he went 4-3 with a 4.13 ERA. For Houston this season, he went 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA in 10 games, including one start. ... RHP Daniel Wright was designated for assignment by the Angels, making room on their 40-man roster for Diaz. ... A's rookie RHP Paul Blackburn's season isn't officially over, but his odds of recovering from a deep bruise to his right hand in time to pitch again this year appear to be extremely long. Blackburn was struck on the hand by a line drive at Baltimore on Aug. 22.