WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Taylor Ward hit a go-ahead grand slam, Logan O'Hoppe also homered in a five-run seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied past the skidding Athletics 10-5 on Thursday for their seventh consecutive victory.
Ward and O'Hoppe both connected off reliever Grant Holman (4-1), sending the A's to their ninth loss in a row. O'Hoppe had four homers in the series.
It was the second go-ahead slam in 10 days for Ward, who finished with three hits and five RBIs. He has an extra-base hit in eight straight games — one shy of the club record set by Darin Erstad in 1998.
Ward has 17 RBIs in his last 10 games. He and O'Hoppe each have 14 homers this season. Zach Neto also had three of Los Angeles' 13 hits.
The Angels (24-25) swept a four-game series from the Athletics on the road for the first time in 28 years. It's only their third seven-game win streak in the last 10 seasons.
Kevin Newman had an RBI single to cap a three-run ninth. Hunter Strickland (1-0) retired four batters for the win.
Brent Rooker homered early off Angels starter Tyler Anderson. The Athletics (22-29) opened a 5-2 lead in the fifth and nearly got more, but the Angels threw out a runner at the plate on a relay from Ward to Neto to O'Hoppe.
A's right-hander Luis Severino yielded two runs in six innings. He struck out five and needs one more to reach 1,000 for his career.
