The Oakland Athletics face the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, aiming to break a series tie and maintain their half-game lead over the Texas Rangers atop the American League West.
The Athletics secured a dominant 14-6 victory on Tuesday night, driving in 12 of their 14 runs with two outs, including a six-run explosion in the third inning.
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First baseman Nick Kurtz delivered a five-RBI performance and has now reached base in 42 consecutive games.
Brent Rooker and Zack Gelof each added home runs and three RBIs.
Angels center fielder Mike Trout hit his 12th home run of the season in the third inning, but the team could not keep pace.
Angels starter Reid Detmers suffered his fifth loss after allowing eight runs on eight hits over 5.2 innings.
Oakland reliever Jacob Lopez pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs but earning the win.
The victory evened the four-game series after Los Angeles won the opener 2-1 on Monday via a walk-off two-run home run by Zach Neto.
Pitching Matchup
Right-hander Aaron Civale will start for the Athletics on Wednesday.
He brings a 5-1 record, a 2.70 ERA, and 35 strikeouts across 46.2 innings in his 10th appearance of the season.
Civale allowed two runs over five innings in a 5-2 win against the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
He holds a career 3-1 record with a 4.28 ERA against the Angels.
