And we only needed one run to do it! Anthony Gose scored in the first inning, then it was 17 scoreless frames. Dave Price went seven innings before handing Joba the ball in the 8th. And Joakim Soria earned his 15th save of the season.

The A’s left a plethora of runners on base. The announcers actually woke up today, with Monroe stressing the need to manufacture runs in addition to all our power. Finally. Small Ball?