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A's Rally To Sweep Angels, Win 6th Straight

Ramón Laureano hit a home run and made a homer-robbing catch in his return from the injured list.

Shohei Ohtani homered for the second straight day, giving him 19 for the Angels.
Shohei Ohtani homered for the second straight day, giving him 19 for the Angels. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

OAKLAND (AP) — Ramón Laureano hit a home run and made a homer-robbing catch in his return from the injured list, and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 Wednesday for their sixth straight win.

Shohei Ohtani homered for the second straight day, giving him 19 for the Angels. He also neatly bunted against the shift for a single and stole his team-leading 10th base, a day before he was scheduled to start on the mound.

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Laureano, who missed 17 games with a strained right hip, perfectly timed his jump to reach over the fence and catch Justin Upton’s flyball in the fourth. The acrobatic center fielder was credited with the fifth homer-saving grab in his career.

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