ANAHEIM -- Marcus Semien and Khris Davis homered to help Kendall Graveman get the first win by an Oakland starter in more than three weeks as the Athletics beat Tim Linecum the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 Thursday night.
Graveman (3-6) gave up two runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings to get the first win for an A's starter since June 1 after the rotation had combined to go 0-9 in the previous 17 games.
Semien hit a three-run shot, his 13th, off Lincecum (1-1) in Oakland's four-run second. Lincecum, making his second start for the Angels after missing nearly a full year following hip surgery and his release by the San Francisco Giants, gave up four runs and seven hits while throwing 83 pitches in three innings.