Aledmys Diaz had three hits Saturday, including the game-winning hit in the 10th, as the visiting team oakland athletics Marginal milwaukee brewers2-1
Diaz drove freerunner Tony Kemp to center Milwaukee reliever Joel Payamps on a single to put the A’s ahead in the 10th.
Oakland left-hander Sammy Long, second to automatic runner Victor Caratini, made his first save on the 10th hole in a 1-2-3 run.
By winning the first two games of the three-game series, sports Winning a season-high four games in a row. They’ve also won three of their last four series.It was only the fifth series win of the season for Oakland, the worst team in the majors
The game began with a duel between Oakland’s Paul Blackburn and Milwaukee’s Julio Tehran, two right-handed starting pitchers with extensive MLB experience.
Tehran, a two-time All-Star and 12-year veteran, is making his fourth All-Star Game Winemaker. Tehran was strong in Game 7, allowing six hits on a single walk.He struck out 6 and threw 98 pitches, both season highs
Blackburn, a seven-year grand slam veteran, allowed just four singles, a walk and two runs in six innings before A’s manager Mark Kosai handed the game to the bullpen with a 1-0 lead. Five strikeouts. But neither Tehran nor Blackburn will consider the decision.
The A’s took a 1-0 lead at the top of the fifth when Jace Peterson singled to left and went one out to advance to third on Diaz’s hit-and-run single through the hole into right field. Peterson scored from third when JJ Bleday beat a potential inning to end a double play.
But William Contreras tied it 1-1 with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, pinching a home run to A’s left-hander Richard Loveledy’s straight center field. Contreras’ home run was estimated at 440 feet.
Shintaro Fujinami (3-6) took the win in a scoreless ninth inning. The Payamps fell to 2-1 on the season with the loss.
–Field-level media