Game #138: A’s 3, Angels 2

It took half an inning for Ricky Nolasco to mutate from a vintage Greg Maddux who retired the first sixteen batters he faced to begin the game into Carlos Marmol, who allowed two four-pitch walks and a single to begin the eighth inning before getting pulled. Ryon Healy would hit back to back singles to become the heroes of the evening

for Oakland, though Zach Neal performed admirably on three days’ rest on his own by pitching six innings and allowing two runs on four hits with five strikeouts. A’s win 3-2.