Athletics 5, Orioles 0

“Not too many guys can do that”. “Coco had a little neck stiffness last night, but he got it treated, ” Melvin said. “CD’s doing that. Today was a ideal example of that”.

Davis hit his 28th house run and third in 4 video games on a Three-2 pitch from Leon (Zero-1). Caleb Joseph and Manny Machado began the inning with singles.

“I’d like to get out on the mound again in a game before the season is over, ” Hahn said.

I just think that sending Tillman to the DL and then assigning him to a rehab assignment would be a way to ease him back into pitching on a rotation so as to ensure quality control.

Baltimore Orioles’ Chris Davis hits a grand slam off Oakland…

DODGERS 4, PHILLIES 3 (at Philadelphia) – Yasiel Puig hit a three-run home run, Brett Anderson allowed one run in six innings and Los Angeles beat the Phillies.

Jonathan Schoop had two hits for Baltimore. The Orioles (54-51) have moved into a tie with the Minnesota Twins (54-51) and the Toronto Blue Jays (55-52) for the second wild-card spot in the American League; the Orioles are now 51/2 games behind the idle New York Yankees in the AL East. “He’s been letting the ball travel”.

“But we feel like Chris will be able to start by (Tuesday), which is really what you have to ask yourself”.

Looking at the chance to win a sixth home series, the A’s took a 3-1 lead in the fourth and should have scored more.

Closer Zach Britton (2-0) pitched a season-high 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. He continued to cause trouble for O’s going _-for-_ with a double, a single, two RBI’s, a walk and a run scored but it would not be enough to help the A’s win.

Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter, left, talks with home plate umpire Dan Bellino after asking for a video review in the third inning of their baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Wednesday, August 5, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. Showalter challenged a call that the Athletics’ Billy Burns was safe at second base.

“They’ve gone through some tough periods and responded to it, ” manager Bob Melvin said of the Astros before the game. “There were three or four where we had a man on second and nobody out and we don’t get him over to third and we don’t get him in”.

Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (6-7), who has a 6.63 ERA over his last four outings, makes his first appearance against Baltimore as a starter.

Marcus Semien had two hits and two RBIs for the A’s, who fell to 4-7 in extra-inning games this season.

Chen allowed three runs and four hits over five innings. In his first a few begins once invested, Kazmir went 1-1 and let one worked for drive in 201/at least three innings.

– Josh Reddick, battling back pain since coming out of the game Sunday, didn’t start, but that was in part to his 0-for-9 history against Chen. He came into the game as a pinch hitter in the ninth and is likely to be in Thursday’s lineup against the Astros.

Athletics: RHP Aaron Brooks (1-0) pitches in the opener of a four-game series against Houston on Friday. Wilson earned the win, making his second major league start for the club.