Oakland built its lead methodically and never let go. J. T. Ginn kept the Dodgers' potent lineup in check long enough for the Athletics' offense to do the rest, and the result was a 7-1 win before 12,592 at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento.
Ginn worked 6.0 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 run, and 5 walks while striking out 4 on 104 pitches. With a 3.14 ERA, he improved to 7-4 on the season. The Athletics never trailed after the fourth inning, and Ginn gave the bullpen a comfortable margin to protect.
Jonah Heim opened the scoring in the second, homering to center 444 feet to put Oakland ahead. Freddie Freeman answered in the third with a 431-foot shot to right center that tied the game at 1-1. The tie did not last. In the fourth, Heim scored on a Lawrence Butler groundout to give Oakland the lead for good, and Henry Bolte singled to center to bring home another run. Oakland pushed three more across in the fifth — Shea Langeliers homered to left center at 433 feet, Colby Thomas doubled to center to score Kurtz, and Heim singled to left to bring home Thomas. Alika Williams added a solo homer to left center in the eighth, his 404-foot drive making it 7-1.
Charlie Barnes absorbed the loss in his first defeat of the season. He lasted 7.0 innings but surrendered all 7 Oakland runs on 12 hits, walking 2 and striking out 2 on 94 pitches. His ERA stands at 9.00. The Dodgers managed only 5 hits as a team and could not sustain any threat beyond Freeman's third-inning homer.
Oakland snapped a three-game losing streak to move to 40-45, while Los Angeles saw its three-game winning streak end at 55-30. The Athletics collected 12 hits and received contributions throughout the lineup, with Heim going 2-for-3 with a homer, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored, and Langeliers finishing 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI.