Lowrie lifts A's in 11th to 3rd straight walk-off
OAKLAND -- The A's secured their third consecutive walk-off victory at the Coliseum on Monday evening, going to battle with the Angels for 11 innings before Jed Lowrie sent everyone home with a game-winning homer for a 3-2 victory."Minus some big postseason games," Lowrie said, "this is about as exciting
OAKLAND -- The A's secured their third consecutive walk-off victory at the Coliseum on Monday evening, going to battle with the Angels for 11 innings before
"Minus some big postseason games," Lowrie said, "this is about as exciting of a stretch of baseball as I've been a part of."
The two-out home run off right-hander
"It certainly never gets old," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "We've had a number of them over the years here. Once you get one and you come out the next day and you get in that same position, there's still that carry-over feeling. Today it was the same thing even though it took us a little bit longer."
A's starter
Nolasco's efforts included 10 strikeouts and no walks, as he notched double-digit strikeouts for the first time since Aug. 28, 2013.
"It's just one of those little things right now," Nolasco said. "But everybody in here's confident we're going to score. Just baseball. Keep grinding away and keep trying to go deep in the game and things will work out."
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Pitch perfect: Graveman's night didn't begin as planned. The right-hander had at least two baserunners in each of his first two innings, leading catcher
"For me and for this team, that was a very big win, especially the way it started in the first," Graveman said. "I was sitting up here the last half and said, I gotta go down and cheer the guys on, so I put my stuff back on and went to the dugout. What's special about this team is you don't know who it's going to be getting the big hits at the end of the game."
Rosales rebounds: The Angels threatened in the top half of the 11th inning, which began with a Valbuena single. One out later,
"He sleeps with his glove," Melvin said. "When you have one play that ends up being an error, whether it took a bad hop or not ... It's not like his confidence is shaken. He's been great for us when Marcus [Semien] has been down. He's really anchored the middle of the infield and made some really good plays."
TROUT OUT AGAIN
Angels center fielder
"The precautionary MRI was just to get a baseline," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Everything was clean, but we want to make sure that this is 100 percent behind him before he gets on that field and does the things he needs to do. He's plays a demanding position. It's moving in the right direction."
WHAT'S NEXT
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Jane Lee has covered the A's for MLB.com since 2010.
Alex Espinoza is a contributor for MLB.com based in the Bay Area, and covered the Angels on Monday.