OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Ramón Laureano robbed the Orioles of the likely go-ahead run in the eighth inning and then hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the bottom half, sending the Oakland Athletics past Baltimore 7-5 to avoid a sweep.
A fist-pumping, ecstatic Yusmeiro Petit waited in front of the dugout for Laureano to run in from center field so he could congratulate the outfielder for a terrific leaping catch on the wall to steal an extra-base hit from DJ Stewart and strand a runner on second.
Trey Mancini hit a tying, two-run single for Baltimore in the fifth and later an RBI single.
