OAKLAND — Matt Joyce’s grand slam in the ninth put the A’s in position to pull off an incredible comeback, but they couldn’t overcome a late-inning assault from the Washington Nationals in an 11-10 loss at the Oakland Coliseum Sunday afternoon.
After the Nationals scored eight runs in the last two innings, the A’s rallied for six runs in the ninth, capped off by Joyce’s one-out grand slam to right. The A’s also scored runs off a Stephen Vogt single and a Matt Olson walk with the bases loaded in the ninth.
After Joyce’s grand slam, reliever Shawn Kelley retired Chad Pinder and Jed Lowrie in order.