San Diego Union-Tribune

A’S FINALLY GET OFF THE SCHNEID BY BEATING DODGERS

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After six straight games to start the season when almost nothing went right, Mitch Moreland made sure the Oakland Athletics would have something to feel good about when they head out on the road.

Moreland hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning and the A's rallied to beat the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 Wednesday for their first win of the season.

“Obviously we've been needing that one, kind of waiting for it,” Moreland said. “Hard-fought game today. We'll take that and carry the momentum over into the road trip. It was a good one to get.”

The A's were in danger of falling to 0-7 for the first time in franchise history before tying it in the ninth off Kenley Jansen when Matt Chapman scored on Elvis Andrus' sacrifice fly. Chapman also hit a solo homer earlier in the game.

Oakland then won it in the 10th when Moreland's line-drive single to center off Jimmy Nelson (0-1) scored Mark Canha from third. Canha started the inning on second base and had advanced on a flyout.

That helped the A's avoid the first 0-7 homestand in franchise history.

Notable

Arizona reliever Chris Devenski was placed on the restricted list Wednesday by the Diamondbac­ks, who did not give a reason. Also, Dbacks center fielder Ketel Marte left their game against Colorado after grabbing his right hamstring and falling while heading to first base.

• Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was held out of New York's lineup with soreness in his left side.

• The postponed seasonopen­ing series between the Nationals and Mets was reschedule­d, with two of the games moved to June and the other to September.

• Toronto and General Manager Ross Atkins agreed on a five-year contract extension

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