ANAHEIM, Calif.—Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker each hit his ninth home run in July, and the Oakland Athletics continued their power surge with a 6–5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.
Daz Cameron put Oakland on top with a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Angels’ starter Kenny Rosenberg (0–1). The Athletics have hit 21 homers over their past eight games, and their 135 for the season rank fourth among all major-league teams.
