A’s clobber Angels 14-6 in Anaheim
A’s rebound from last night’s loss
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz (16) runs to first on a two RBI single in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images After a heartbreaking loss last night in the J. T.
Ginn near no-hitter the A’s needed to regroup for game two of the four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Jacob Lopez gets the start tonight against Reid Detmers for the Angels. Detmers was on fire the first two innings, striking out 5 of the first six A’s he faced.
But that magic ran out in the top of the third after singles from McNeil, Hernaiz and Nick Kurtz plated the first run of the night. Colby Thomas then doubled into the center field gap driving in Hernaiz and Kurtz. Brent Rooker dropped an RBI single into left field, scoring Thomas from second.
Henry Bolte drove his first double into the bleachers to move Rooker to third. Zack Gelof singled to center to score both Rooker and Bolte. The seven hit barrage scored six runs giving the A’s a 6-0 lead going into the bottom of the third.