Sean Murphy breaks out of slump, helps A's past O's

Sean Murphy snapped out of a season-opening slump with a home run, a double and a single and Cristian Pache belted his second homer Thursday afternoon as the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 for a third win in an attendance-challenged four-game series.

A second straight afternoon affair drew an announced crowd of 4,429, meaning a total of 10,880 witnessed the final three games of the series after Oakland'