Athletics defeat Diamondbacks 5-1

Extend win-streak to three games

After finishing off their third straight series victory over an American League West rival on Wednesday, the Athletics move on the National League West’s Arizona Diamondbacks tonight at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

Getting the start tonight for the A’s is 27-year-old lefty Jacob Lopez. He’ll face Anthony DeSclafani for the Diamondbacks.

Lawrence Butler and Nick Kurtz led off the bottom of the first with singles. Brent Rooker drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly, scoring Butler. Then Shea Langeliers cleared the bases with a homer to left field. That gave the A’s a 3-0 lead in the first.

Soderstrom kept the inning alive with a double. He scored on a Carlos Cortes single. He moved to second when Luis Urías was hit by a DeSclafani sinker. Darell Hernaiz, the ninth batter of the inning grounded out to end the rally and the bottom of the first. But not before the A’s jumped out to a 4-0 lead.

After walking Cortes, DiSclafani was done with just one out in the bottom of the third. After a Luis Urías walk, Hernaiz flew out and Butler struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the fourth, the A’s added a run when Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers each singled. Tyler Soderstrom doubled on a one-hopper over the right-centerfield wall. Rooker scored. Langeliers was right behind him, but he was forced to stop at third.

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In the top of the sixth, Luis Morales made his MLB debut. He replaced Jacob Lopez who tossed ninety-five pitches in five innings, giving up no runs on five hits and two walks. Langeliers led off the bottom of the inning with a shattered bat double. But never advanced beyond third.

With two outs in the top of the seventh, Jose Herrera singled and Ketel Marte doubled. Corbin Carrol hit a Sac Fly to get the D-backs on the board. The A’s still held the lead, 5-1.

Elvis Alvarado replaced Morales in the top of the eighth. He set down the Diamondbacks 1-2-3. The A’s were held at bay in the bottom of the eighth. Sean Newcomb entered in the ninth to slam the door on Arizona. He gave up a walk to Herrera but got Marte to ground out softly to Kurtz to end the game. The final score was 5-1 in favor of the A’s.