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Meet the A’s secret weapon for rally time offense

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OAKLAND –The A’s have a secret ingredient to their streak of three consecutive walkoff wins.

Skittles.

Catcher Stephen Vogt is the man in charge of doling out the little candies, but …

“You’ve got to go to them only when the time is right,” he said.

Vogt’s timing was spot-on Saturday and Sunday in ninth inning wins against the Tigers, Oakland coming up with a two-run single the first time around from Adam Rosales, then a three-run homer from Ryon Healy on Sunday.

Monday Vogt was in the game, so Skittles duty was turned over to catcher Bruce Maxwell.