Los Angeles Angels vs Oakland Athletics Match Player Stats On Sep 06, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 6, 2017

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sean Manaea pitched six shutout innings, Khris Davis went 3-for-3 with his American League-leading 39th home run, a double and two RBIs, and the Oakland Athletics ended their season-long, eight-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum.

The Angels fell out of the second wild-card spot in the AL and trail the Minnesota Twins by a half-game.

Manaea (10-9) allowed five hits, walked three and fanned six, his highest strikeout total in his past seven starts. After losing three straight decisions while mired in a nasty skid, Manaea won two of his past three starts. He allowed a combined five earned runs during that span.

Angels left-hander Tyler Skaggs (1-5) allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits over six innings, getting back on track after three rough starts. Skaggs struck out a season high-matching nine and walked one. He fell to 0-4 overall in five career starts against the A's and 0-3 in three starts this season.

Davis gave the A's a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when he lined an opposite-field, leadoff homer off Skaggs to right, above the out-of-town scoreboard. Davis moved past the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge into sole possession of the lead in the AL's home run race.

Davis hit a career-high 42 home runs last season, his first with the A's, and now has 81 blasts in 185 games for Oakland.

Kole Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI triple for the Angels.

The A's, who had lost back-to-back games in extra innings to Los Angeles before avoiding a series sweep, increased their lead to 3-0 in the fifth inning. Marcus Semien lined a double down the left field line with one out and scored on Chad Pinder's sharp single to left, barely beating left fielder Justin Upton's strong throw home.

Then with two outs, Pinder raced home when Upton appeared to lose Davis' fly ball in the sun.

The Angels cut Oakland's lead to 3-1 in the eighth when Calhoun lined an RBI triple down the right field line with two outs.

Chris Hatcher pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.

A's rookie Matt Chapman was ejected from the game by home plate umpire Mike Everitt before his at-bat in the top of the fourth inning. Chapman and Angels catcher Juan Graterol exchanged words, and Everitt got between them and then appeared to lecture Chapman. Moments later, there were more words, and Chapman was thrown out of the game. Graterol and Oakland's Mark Canha appeared to have issues in the second inning.

NOTES: Angels 1B/DH Albert Pujols missed Wednesday's game against Oakland and returned to Los Angeles to receive treatment on his sore left knee and to be examined by doctors. The Angels have an off-day Thursday, and Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Pujols "will be ready to go" on Friday when they open a three-game series at Seattle. Los Angeles general manager Billy Eppler, however, told the Orange County Register that a plan for Pujols would be set after he was examined. Pujols aggravated his knee on Friday night against Texas when he slid into second base on a double. ... Angels CF Mike Trout set a franchise record in the first inning when he walked for the 14th consecutive game. ... Los Angeles RHP Bud Norris (right knee inflammation) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list and pitched a scoreless seventh inning. ... A's rookie 2B Franklin Barreto, one of the team's top prospects, made his second start since being recalled Friday from Triple-A Nashville. Barreto went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.