In the rubber match of the series, the A’s fought and scratched their way to a tight 2-1 victory, led by Frankie Montas on the pitching side and battery mate Jonathan Lucroy on the offensive side. The A’s take the series 2-1 as well, and improve to 28-25 overall, one game behind the Angels for third place and five and a half games behind the Astros for first place.
In AAA Nashville, Montas had pitched three consecutive games wherein he threw at least six innings while giving up two runs or fewer, and finally looked to be turning into the starting pitcher the A’s traded for, before giving up five runs in five innings in his most recent effort for the Sounds.