The game belonged to the ninth inning. What had been a scoreless pitcher's duel through eight frames exploded into drama as both teams finally broke through, with Zach Neto's walk-off homer providing the decisive blow in Los Angeles' 2-1 victory over Oakland.
Neto went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI and his eighth home run of the season. The shortstop's blast traveled 413 feet to center field, capping a remarkable turnaround after Oakland had seized the lead moments earlier. Neto is batting .225 this season with 22 RBI.
The Athletics struck first in the top of the ninth when Gelof scored on Butler's single to center, giving Oakland what appeared to be the decisive run. But the Angels answered immediately in the bottom half as Neto homered to center, scoring Siri ahead of him for the walk-off victory.
J. T. Ginn dominated for Oakland through eight innings, allowing just 2 hits while striking out 10 batters over 8.0 innings. He walked 1 and allowed 2 runs, taking the loss to fall to 2-2. Ginn carried a 2.98 ERA into the game. Chase Silseth earned the win for Los Angeles, pitching 0.2 innings without allowing a hit to improve to 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA.
The victory snapped a six-game losing streak for Los Angeles, which improved to 16-31. Oakland fell to 23-23, extending their losing streak to two games.