OAKLAND — JP Sears and Cal Stevenson gave the A’s an encouraging glimpse on the future, however the current continues to be a wrestle for Oakland.
Sears allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings and Stevenson, a Fremont native, had a success and scored a run of their A’s debuts — it was the MLB debut for Stevenson — however the Magneuris Sierra hit an RBI single within the tenth inning, then doubled house the go-ahead run within the twelfth that lifted the Los Angeles Angels over the A’s 5-4 on Wednesday on the Coliseum to compete a three-game sweep.
The A’s suffered their second winless homestand of the season at 0-5.
Jaime Barría (2-2) restricted the A’s to an unearned run in three innings of reduction to select up his first win since Might 8.
The groups traded runs within the tenth inning, with Sierra and Ramón Laureano producing RBI singles. Austin Pruitt (0-1) gave up Sierra’s deciding double.
The Angels took a 3-0 lead within the sixth on a three-run homer by Luis Rengifo, his seventh of the yr.
Oakland tied it within the seventh on a three-run double by Tony Kemp, who was thrown out at third attempting to stretch it to a triple.
Each Sears and Stevenson are new to the A’s and made their debuts partly due to a pair of roster strikes the A’s made earlier than the sport: All-Star Paul Blackburn was initially scheduled to begin the collection finale, however he was positioned on the IL with irritation in his proper center finger. Stevenson was promoted when veteran Jed Lowrie was designated for task, ending the 38-year-old’s third stint in Oakland.
“He’s been part of some nice golf equipment, particularly of late,” supervisor Mark Kotsay mentioned. “He’s had some nice moments right here. So positively not a straightforward day.”
Lowrie performed for the Athletics from 2013-14, 2016-18 and 2021-22, making his lone All-Star Recreation in 2018. In 50 video games this season, he batted .180 with three house runs and 16 RBI.
The left-handed Sears was acquired from the Yankees together with Ken Waldichuk, Luis Medina and Cooper Bowman for Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino on Aug. 1 and had made eight appearances for New York — together with a begin in a 2-1 win over the A’s in late June.
Stevenson, a product of Fremont’s John F. Kennedy Excessive and Chabot School, was acquired from the Rays just lately in a deal that despatched Christian Bethancourt to Tampa Bay.
The A’s open a three-game collection in Houston on Friday.