Despite a standout performances from a trio of B’s in Lawrence Butler, JJ Bleday, and Seth Brown, the Oakland A’s were stopped in heartbreaking fashion from sweeping the Cincinnati Reds.
Igniting a back-and-forth battle, Brownie and Butler contributed to three A’s runs in the first two innings of the game. The latter hit a two-run homer to score the freshly recalled Nick Allen that put Oakland up 3-0 on the Reds.
Butler came back for seconds with a solo shot in the top of the 4th, followed shortly by another big flyball over the right field fence from Bleday.