The game was essentially over by the time the second inning ended. Josh Lowe's grand slam to right field — 403 feet, clearing the bases in one swing — put Los Angeles up 4-0 before Oakland had found its footing, and that margin held for the rest of the afternoon.
Sam Aldegheri made the lead stand up. The left-hander worked five innings, allowing 5 hits and 1 run while striking out 4 and walking 1 on 81 pitches. He earned his third win of the season against three losses, with a 4.85 ERA. Samy Natera Jr. closed it out, striking out 2 in 1.1 scoreless innings to earn his first save of the season.
Lowe finished 1-for-2 with the homer, 4 RBI, and a run scored. The blast drove in Vaughn Grissom, Wade Meckler, and Oswald Peraza, all of whom had reached base ahead of him. It was Lowe's sixth home run of the season, pushing his RBI total to 18.
Aaron Civale absorbed the loss for Oakland, falling to 5-5. He gave up all 7 of the Angels' hits and all 4 runs in five innings, walking 1 and striking out 2 on 90 pitches, with a 5.05 ERA. Oakland's only answer came in the fifth, when Joey Meneses hit a sacrifice fly to center that scored Jeff McNeil, cutting the deficit to 4-1 — but the Athletics could not get any closer. Civale is 2 wins away from reaching 50 career victories.
Los Angeles is now 34-49, fifth in the division. Oakland, which had won two straight entering the game, saw that streak end and stands at 40-42.