Even with a two-run deficit in the eighth inning of the 161st game of a 111-loss season, the Oakland Athletics were still fighting. Shea Langeliers hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the A's five-run eighth inning, leading Oakland to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Oakland could have been crushed after Joe Boyle's no-hit bid ended with LA's three-run rally in the seventh, but nobody gave up.
Rookie Ryan Noda hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 2-1 win against the AL Central champion Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Noda’s 16th homer helped Oakland rebound after Minnesota had tied the game in the sixth. It was just the third win in the past 14 games for the Athletics, who avoided being swept and temporarily eluded their 111th loss, which would be the most in the majors since Detroit lost 114 games in 2019.
Sean Murphy reached on a two-run fielding error by right fielder Seiya Suzuki in the eighth inning and the major league-leading Atlanta Braves overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Tuesday night. “I thought it was going to get caught, but it (was lost) in the lights or whatever happened, I don't know,” Murphy said. The victory eliminated wild-card contending Chicago from the NL Central race, giving the title to the Milwaukee Brewers.