Oakland erased a three-run deficit with four runs over the final two innings, defeating Milwaukee 4-3 at Las Vegas Ballpark. The Athletics trailed 3-0 through five innings before mounting their comeback.
Lawrence Butler delivered the decisive blow with a two-run homer to center in the seventh inning, traveling 463 feet. Butler went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI and now has 4 home runs and 16 RBI this season. Carlos Cortes also homered in the seventh, a solo shot to right center that traveled 461 feet.
The comeback began in the sixth when Alika Williams homered to left, cutting the deficit to 3-1. In the seventh, Cortes homered to make it 3-2 before Butler's two-run blast with Gelof aboard gave Oakland the lead for good.
Milwaukee built their early advantage on solo homers from Gary Sanchez in the second and Jackson Chourio in the third, plus an RBI single from Andrew Vaughn in the first that scored Christian Yelich. Brandon Sproat pitched effectively for the Brewers, allowing 1 run on 4 hits over 6 innings with 3 strikeouts, but Chad Patrick took the loss after allowing 3 runs without recording an out in the seventh.
Scott Barlow earned the win for Oakland with two-thirds of an inning of relief, while Elvis Alvarado recorded his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth. The Athletics extended their winning streak to two games and improved to 33-35, while Milwaukee's losing streak reached two games as they fell to 41-25. Gary Sanchez sits four home runs away from 200 for his career.