The Oakland Athletics secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals in 10 innings with Lawrence Butler hitting a walk-off single. Butler also contributed to the A's 7-6 comeback win against the Nationals, with Abraham Toro's two-run single pivotal in the sixth inning rally.
The Oakland Athletics made it two of three against the Washington Nationals, rallying from a five-run deficit to come away with a 7-6 victory at the Coliseum on Sunday. https://t.co/1gcRf418OJ
Abraham Toro hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a six-run sixth inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied from five runs down to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Sunday to win three straight series for the first time since 2021. https://t.co/YFpNkypym0
Final: A's 7, Nats 6. They led 6-1 with 2 outs in the bottom of the 6th. They trailed 7-6 when the inning ended. They end up losing the weekend series and head to L.A. with a 3-3 record so far on this West Coast trip.
A’s rally for six runs to take the lead over the Nats! https://t.co/FYvYCqBM6N
A's are on the board in the 5th, getting a double off the top of the wall from Lawrence Butler and an RBI single up the middle from Shea Langeliers. Nats still lead 4-1.
Lawrence Butler's first career #walkoff leads the @Athletics to victory! https://t.co/kr43CFBeQv
Meantime, A's have evolved into a competitive team. Believe it. Beat Nationals 2-1 in 10 innings on Lawrence Butler's walkoff single and have won five of six. Pitching has been spectacular (one run allowed the past two games). Defense has cleaned up. Offense doing just enough.
The A’s WALK IT OFF! https://t.co/HIdzTOX8tw
Final: A's 2, Nats 1 in 10. Jesse Winker tied it with a homer in the top of the 9th. But the A's won it on Lawrence Butler's RBI single off Kyle Finnegan in the bottom of the 10th.