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- Updated: August 12, 2016
OAKLAND — The A’s brought the potential game-winning run to the plate in Thursday’s 9-6 loss to the Orioles after loading the bases against the toughest closer in the American League. Four innings earlier, simply getting to that point seemed like a daunting challenge.
Baltimore finally cracked Oakland’s pitching after three days of futility, scoring three runs in the fourth inning off Andrew Triggs prior to Mark Trumbo’s grand slam in the fifth. That gave the Orioles a 7-0 lead, and they were up 9-2 after seven innings.
But Max Muncy homered to lead off the eighth, Yonder Alonso drove in two runs off Orioles setup man Darren O’Day, and Billy Butler added an RBI single. Brett Eibner walked with one out in the ninth, Marcus Semien singled and pinch-hitter Khris Davis singled up the middle. Eibner nearly ran into the final out at third base, but recovered. A replay review made sure of it, overturning the out call.
Ultimately, Zach Britton induced a harmless groundout from Danny Valencia, marking his 35th save and 39th straight appearance without an unearned run, a Major League record. The A’s lost, but still took …
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