WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Soderstrom opened Thursday night's game with a long home run and closed it with a one-out RBI single to give the Athletics a 5-4 11-inning victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Soderstrom went 3 for 5 with four RBIs, his winning hit plating automatic runner Brent Rooker.
The Braves have lost 11 of 14 games and haven't won a series since they swept the New York Mets in a three-game homestand June 17-19. Atlanta has since lost five series since then and split one with the Mets.
Soderstrom' 445-foot three-run homer to right field in the first inning gave the A's a 3-0 lead.