Matt Olson hit a tying two-run homer in the sixth for one of three longballs hit by Oakland for a second straight night. Liam Hendriks struck out four over two perfect innings, including striking out the side in order in the eighth, before Soria (1-4) entered and gave it up. LaStella hit an earlier two-run double after David Fletcher's bases-loaded two-run single drove home two to give Los Angeles the lead in the second. Ty Buttrey (3-2) recorded four outs for the win then Hansel Robles finished for his sixth save. Today I guess I got the better end of it." "The umpire called it a ball and whatever the umpire says goes. I think it could have gone either way," Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Ohtani realizes he might have caught a break. In that specific situation you cannot miss. The only problem is because of the mistake I gave up two runs and we lost the game. "There's a human factor in the game and that's the beauty of the game. A's manager Bob Melvin then came out to speak with Hoye, with Melvin saying later "it's a tough way to lose." Ohtani got the hit and when the inning ended Soria immediately went to home plate and yelled in the face of umpire James Hoye and was ejected. The Angels went ahead in the top of the ninth when Tommy LaStella singled with two outs and Mike Trout walked. Ohtani hit the tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the Athletics' 10-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory Tuesday night. OAKLAND, California-Joakim Soria took issue with a 1-2 curveball he believed should have been strike three to Shohei Ohtani, who two pitches later lined a go-ahead single and Oakland's best winning streak in 13 years had all but ended.
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