Despite Lawrence Butler having what seems like his first quiet night in a long while, the Oakland A’s offense cobbled together just enough to edge past the Los Angeles Angels for the fifth time this month and clinch a winning July record.
The A’s went into a deep hole early after the returning Paul Blackburn gave up a quick four-spot in the bottom of the 1st on a pair of two-run homers. But that wasn’t enough to stop resurgent and still-surging Seth Brown, who had maybe his best night of the year. After the Angels took their four-run lead, Brownie quieted things down with a towering 93 mph fastball from Carson Fulmer to the left field seats, scoring himself and Shea Langeliers to cut the Angels’ lead in half.