Jed Lowrie reaches milestone as A’s get series win over Angels

ANAHEIM – You had to think Jed Lowrie’s bounce back was coming soon.

After quietly picking up a hit in each of his previous three games, Lowrie was showing signs he was poised to break out of one of the worst stretches of his career. He broke out all the way in Sunday’s 8-7 win over the Angels.

Lowrie began his day with a double off Taylor Cole in the first, but the true sign that he may have found his groove again came on his two-run bomb in the fourth when he crushed a 1-2 fastball from Jim Johnson into the right field bleachers. It was Lowrie’s 18th home run of the season, and his first since July 25. Entering the day with no extra-base hits so far in August, Lowrie picked up two in one day as he finished 2 for 4 with a walk and two RBIS.

The double, though, was special on a personal level for the A’s All-star. It was the 1000th hit of his big league career.

Seven different A’s hitters registered at least an RBI Sunday, and they were all needed as the usually reliable bullpen was just a bit off.

Trevor Cahill’s struggles on the road continued early on. Already entering the day with a 6.44 ERA in six road starts, Cahill immediately ran into trouble to start the game as he allowed three runs in the first two innings, quickly erasing an early three-run cushion that was built up for him in the first.

Cahill seemed to settle down the following two innings, but

A’S / 10 Jed Lowrie of the Oakland Athletics is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a three run home run in the fourth inning of the game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on Sudnay in Anaheim.