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Walton Homers and Bolte Has 4 Hits to Lead the Athletics to a 7-3 Victory over the Angels
Rookie Henry Bolte went 4 for 5 and Donovan Walton hit a three-run homer as Oakland assured it will avoid 100 losses.
On Wednesday night, the Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 in West Sacramento, Calif., with rookie Henry Bolte recording his first career four-hit game and Donovan Walton hitting a three-run homer.
With the victory, the Athletics assured they will avoid a 100-loss season, while the Angels remain two losses away from the first such campaign in franchise history.
Shea Langeliers added a two-run double for the Athletics; Mike Trout and Vaughn Grissom hit back-to-back homers off Jeffrey Springs in the fourth to cut the deficit to 5-2.
Allowing five runs over four innings, Angels pitcher Walbert Urena struggled; Athletics catcher Brian Serven left the game after fouling a ball off his left eye in the sixth.
Angels RHP Grayson Rodriguez starts Thursday in Seattle in the first of four games against the Mariners to close the regular season.