Back at the Coliseum just 15 hours after experiencing perhaps their biggest collapse of the season, a five-run lead that mutated into a five-run defeat, the A's responded with an encouraging 4-1 victory over the Angels to even the three-game set on Saturday.
Oakland needed only two pitchers to get the job done, after relying on six to maneuver through Friday's mess. Right-hander Jesse Hahn led the way with 7 2/3 superb innings, and Tyler Clippard notched the final four outs for his 11th save.
"We've been getting really significant performances out of our starter," A's manager Bob Melvin said.