The Oakland Athletics snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Friday night.
PHOENIX -- Zack Gelof tripled to key a three-run eighth and the Oakland Athletics snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Friday night.The A's also halted an 11-game road losing streak. They hadn't won away from home since June 1 in Atlanta and had lost 15 of their previous 18 games overall.Tyler Soderstrom's home run off Ryan Thompson leading off the eighth tied it at 4.
Mason Miller, in a non-save situation, struck out two in the ninth to preserve the win.Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit his 11th homer leading off the sixth for Arizona off JP Sears.Arizona has lost three straight and is 1-3 on its homestand.Diamondbacks starter Slade Cecconi threw 88 pitches in four innings, allowing three runs. He struck out seven and walked two.Sears went six innings for Oakland, allowing five hits and three runs.
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