Brent Rooker hit his 28th home run for Oakland, but he was caught looking with the bases loaded in the A’s 3-2 loss Sunday.
Enrique Hernández #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers slides into second base with a double against the Oakland Athletics in the top of the six inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Aug. 4, 2024 in Oakland, California. OAKLAND — Despite another Brent Rooker home run, the Oakland A’s saw their impressive streak of not losing a series end at five on Sunday after the Los Angeles Dodgers escaped with a 3-2 victory in their last-ever trip to the Oakland Coliseum.
“He just continues to keep impressing and I think the focus for him right now is just to help the team win, which is awesome,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said.Oakland’s series loss snapped a run of 4-0-1 in its previous five series against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros, with a split of a two-game set with the Giants.
“I’ve been in somewhat of a better stretch the last week or two and I’m just trying to stay there and be consistent. … Glad we won this game and this series, we’re going back home to play a really good team, and hopefully we can get the ball rolling.” Demoted Dodgers closer Evan Phillips entered in relief of Ryan and inherited a bases-loaded, two-out situation in the fifth inning. He struck out Rooker looking, ending the threat.
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