Laureano homers as A’s get back on track to beat Padres 8-4
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ramón Laureano homered to help Sean Manaea win his third straight start, and the Oakland Athletics snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the San Diego Padres 8-4 on Saturday.
Matt Olson hit a tworun triple and new addition Tommy La Stella had an RBI double for the A’s, pounded 7- 0 on Friday night as they returned to the field following four postponed games because of Daniel Mengden’s positive coronavirus test.
Manaea ( 3- 2) allowed one run and four hits over five innings. The lefty is on a nice roll after going 0-2 over his initial five outings.
Manaea went 4-0 over the final month last season after coming back from shoulder surgery, and then was the losing pitcher in the AL Wild Card Game against Tampa Bay.
Austin Nola homered and Eric Hosmer had a run- scoring groundout, but San Diego lacked the same potent offense of a night earlier when Fernando Tatís Jr. homered and drove in three runs.
Hosmer was ejected by plate umpire Quinn Wolcott in the eighth after arguing a called third strike.
Tatís — who began the day tied with Mike Trout for the majors’ home run lead at 14 — finished 1 for 4 with a ninth-inning double and two strikeouts on a scorching September day amid another Bay Area heatwave, which typically causes the ball to carry even more.
The Padres, who at 2417 are second in the NL West behind the major league- leading Dodgers, have scored 41 runs over their last six games.
“I feel like the boys are prepared, prepared for this. We have a really good team,” Tatís said. “We’re just glad everybody’s bringing it together and bringing it at the same time.”
San Diego righty Chris Paddack (3-4) was done after 4 2/3 innings. He is yet to win consecutive outings this year.
The A’s haven’t lost more than three straight since a five-game skid from May 28-June 2, 2019.
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Tatís loved celebrating with Luis Campusano when the rookie connected for his first home run and major league hit Friday night after being promoted earlier in the day.