The Athletics held a 6-0 lead and homered five times last night, but it still wasn’t enough to get past the Angels. Oakland managed to oust Angels starter Parker Bridwell from the game after just 1 2/3 innings, earning seven hits off the right-hander and taking him deep three times.
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However, the A’s pitching just wasn’t able to contain the Angels’ offense as the night wore on. Righty Daniel Gossett only managed 3 1/2 innings, giving up five hits and five runs with three strikeouts. Gossett lacked command for the majority of his outing, and the Angels made him pay with a four-run fourth inning to knock him out of the game.