OAKLAND — The A’s finally broke through offensively Tuesday, and they found an opponent that was all too willing to help their cause.
The Milwaukee Brewers didn’t play their sharpest game defensively, aiding the A’s 5-3 victory in the opener of a two-game series at the Coliseum.
Oakland scored as many runs Tuesday as it had in its previous four games combined. Marcus Semien had three hits and drove in three runs as the A’s won for just the fifth time in 17 games in June.
Semien, who entered the night in a 0-for-15 rut, came up clutch twice with two outs, singling in the tying run in the sixth and tripling in two more runs during a go-ahead rally in the seventh.