Overview

• Tyler Soderstrom went 3-for-5, launching a 445-foot three-run homer in the first and delivering a walk-off RBI single in the 11th to power the A’s 5-4 win.
• Five Oakland relievers combined to allow one hit over six shutout innings, preserving the chance for an extra-inning rally.
• JP Sears retired the first 11 Atlanta batters in his 100th career appearance, striking out five before yielding in the fourth inning.
• The A’s captured two of three games after opening the series with a 10-1 rout that featured five homers, including Lawrence Butler’s inside-the-park shot and Nick Kurtz’s first-career grand slam.
• Atlanta has lost 11 of its past 14 games and has not won a series since mid-June, underscoring the Braves’ troubling late-season slide.