What was rounding into an ugly tale about Santiago Casilla’s propensity for denying Chris Smith his first-ever win as a starter did a U-turn into an A’s comeback story.
After a hideous top of the eighth in which Oakland relievers allowed three homers, the A’s s banged out six runs in the bottom of the inning and screeched away with a 10-8 victory over the Royals.
The A’s opened the inning with four consecutive hits of Joakim Soria - a double by Jed Lowrie, a single by Khris Davis (hit No. 499 of his career), an RBI single by Ryon Healy and an RBI single by Matt Olson, cutting Kansas City’s lead to two.