Aaron Civale on giving up more home runs recently: "It could be a combo of anything. Hitters get paid a lot of money to do what they do. Just have to evaluate and learn from it." #Athletics

Aaron Civale on the grand slam to Josh Lowe: "Target was to go up and in with a cutter, threw an up and in cutter. Just have to tip my hat to him on that one. The pitches getting to that situation obviously can be better." #Athletics

Kotsay on when he pinch hit Kurtz in the 8th: "That was the spot. We obviously knew we were getting a left-hander, but the matchup was right and he just missed one." #Athletics

Mark Kotsay said Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson will both be reevaluated tomorrow in Sacramento. Wouldn’t commit to either of them for sure being in the lineup #Atheltics

Final: Angels 4, A's 1 Aaron Civale gave up a grand slam to Josh Lowe which were the only runs the A's gave up. A's go 0-7 with RISP and are 1-15 with RISP the last two games. A's go 2-4 on the road trip with the Dodgers coming to town. #Athletics

And Kurtz flies out to Jose Siri in center. A's get the first two hitters on base in the 8th but strand them there #Athletics

A's get the first two on base via walks from Ryan Zeferjahn. Langeliers and Heim strike out and now Kotsay decides to pinch hit Nick Kurtz for Colby Thomas. Angels counter by brining in a lefty Samy Natera Jr. Angels 4, A's 1 with 2 outs and 2 on in the 8th #Athletics

Former Angel and fan favorite Jose Suarez coming into the game now for the A's in the 7th. It's Suarez' second game pitching in Angel Stadium as a visitor. He pitched here for the Braves on April 8 this season and pitched two shutout innings. #Athletics #Angels #ReptheHalo

Aaron Civale makes it through 5 after a disastrous 2nd inning. 5IP, 7H, 4ER, 1BB, 2K. Was good in four of the five innings. He has given up 10 home runs in his last 26 innings. Elvis Alvarado in now. Angels 4, A's 1 in the 6th #Athletics #Angels

A's get on the board with a sac fly from Joey Meneses, but they strand a runner on 3rd after Sam Aldegheri struck out Shea Langeliers. Angels 4, A's 1 in the 5th #Athletics #Angels

44 pitch inning for Civale after throwing just 7 in the first. A's had Jose Suarez ready to go in the pen #Athletics

Josh Lowe hits a grand slam off Aaron Civale. Rough inning for Civale who had a walk and probably should have had a groundout that Joey Meneses missed a short hop on. 3rd career grand slam for Lowe. Angels 4, A's 0 in the 2nd #Athletics

Aaron Civale retires the Angels in order on just 7 pitches. Good start for the A's who could use some length from him today. #Athletics

Random thought from Angel Stadium: Phil Hulett is a fantastic PA announcer. I prefer him over the usual PA announcer here #Angels #Ducks

Pregame reading: Langeliers trying to become 1st A's backstop to start ASG in nearly 40 years #Athletics #A's #MLB www.mlb.com/athletics/ne...

ICYMI from last night: A's quest to duplicate RISP success for 2nd straight night falls short #Athletics #Angels www.mlb.com/athletics/ne...

Tyler Soderstrom said he feels much better this morning than he did last night. #Athletics

A’s lineup Sunday for the series finale against the Angels. No Tyler Soderstrom who is being evaluated this morning. Still no Jacob Wilson. Off day for Nick Kurtz #Athletics

Final: Angels 5, A's 2 A's go 1-8 with RISP and strand the bases loaded in the 8th. Tyler Soderstrom left the game in the 3rd with hip soreness. Jonah Heim homered and Colby Thomas drove in a run. A's are 40-43 #Athletics #Angels

Bachman strikes out Cortes and gets Max Muncy to line out to CF. Muncy has stranded 6 runners in scoring position with two outs tonight. A's strand the bases loaded with 1 out and are 1-8 tonight with RISP Angels 3, A's 2 bottom of the 8th #Athletics #Angels #ReptheHalo

Sam Bachman walks two hitters in a row and the A's have the bases loaded with one out in the 8th. Carlos Cortes is pinch hitting for Colby Thomas. Cortes is 0 for his last 20 #Athletics #ReptheHalo #Angels

Angels take the lead on a RBI single by Denzer Guzman that went by Max Muncy. 90.3 mph off the bat but probably a play Muncy wishes he had back. Angels 3, A's 2 in the 7th. Matt Krook entering the game now for the #Athletics #Angels #ReptheHalo

Jack Perkins is done for the A's after 5 innings. 5IP, 4H, 2ER, 1BB, 5K. Third straight game with 5 innings pitched. Justin Sterner in the game now for the #Athletics with the score tied 2-2 in the 6th

The tarps off “sell the team” crowd at Angel Stadium is four full sections tonight growing. Team president Molly Jolly said today she is aware of the chants. The fans deserve a winning team and that’s what the Angels are working toward #Angels #Athletics

Colby Thomas snaps an 0 for 19 streak with a game-tying RBI single to drive in Nick Kurtz. Thomas was 3 for 38 in his last 22 games and that was his first RBI since June 3. That will take Reid Detmers out of the game with the score tied at 2 in the 6th #Athletics

Tyler Soderstrom left the game with left hip soreness according to the A's #Athletics

Jack Perkins cruised through 3 innings but having trouble in the 4th. Walked Nolan Schanuel, single to Jorge Soler and gave up a 2-run triple to Jo Adell. Angels 2, A's 1 with 1 out still in the 4th #Athletics #Angels #ReptheHalo

Lawrence Butler entered the game replacing Tyler Soderstrom. Waiting to hear the reason for Soderstrom's departure. Butler in right field, Colby Thomas moves from right field to left #Athletics

Jonah Heim hits a monster 445 foot home run on his 31st birthday. His 7th of the season and his 6th in his last 18 games. A's 1, Angels 0 in the 2nd #Athletics

A’s lineup Saturday against the Angels. Still no Jacob Wilson. But no other position players here on the taxi squad so probably no IL move today. Colby Thomas in against a lefty and Langeliers at DH #Athletics #Angels

Singles night: A's score seven in the fifth with six straight hits #Athletics #Angels www.mlb.com/athletics/ne...

J.T. Ginn felt sick prior to the game tonight, but felt good around thd 4th inning. A's manager Mark Kotsay on Ginn: “He likes pitching here. He’s had a lot of success. It’s a good sign when he’s not feeling great and gives us six innings.” #Athletics #Angels #ReptheHalo

Mark Kotsay on the 5th inning: "We got more patient, drew a walk or two, put some hits together. The plan tonight was to get the ball up in the zone. During the fifth, I think we took advantage of some mistakes up in the zone.” #Athletics

Final: A's 9, Angels 3 A's score 7 runs in the 5th on 6 singles. Kurtz, Bolte and McNeil each had 2 RBI games. J.T. Ginn allowed 3 runs in 6 innings with 5 strikeouts to get his 6th win of the season. A's are 40-42 and 1.5 games out of 1st place #Athletics

The Angels loaded the bases in the 8th, but Hogan Harris struck out Logan O'Hoppe and Christian Moore to keep the 9-3 lead intact. #Athletics #Angels

JT Ginn's day is done for the A's. 6IP, 8H, 3ER, 1BB, 5K. The Angels were 1-7 with RISP against Ginn and his only mistake was a 2-run home run to Jo Adell. Luis Medina in the game. A's 9, Angels 3 in the 7th #Athletics #Angels #ReptheHalo

Henry Bolte appeared to strike out but after talking to the umpire, they called catcher's interference on Logan O'Hoppe. Angels manager Kurt Suzuki came out and exchanged words with the umpires and was ejected after saying something on his way back to the dugout #Athletics

Henry Bolte hits a 2-run single off Ureña and then Nick Kurtz breaks his 0-15 stretch with a RBI single. A's have 6 runs in the 5th so far and still only one out. A's 6, Angels 1 #Athletics #ReptheHalo #Angels

Max Muncy breaks up Walbert Ureña's no-hitter in the 5th and Jeff McNeil hits a 2-run single to give the A's the 2-1 lead. Ureña, who had been throwing strikes all game, walked Tyler Soderstrom and Lawrence Butler earlier in the inning #Athletics #Angels

Wade Meckler advances to third on a bad passed ball by Shea Langeliers on a strike. He then scores on a RBI single by Donovan Walton. Meckler doubled on a blooper to left field too. Rough luck inning for JT Ginn. Angels 1, A's 0 heading to the 5th #Athletics #Angels

Angels pitcher Walbert Ureña threw 15 consecutive strikes to open the game before throwing a ball to Lawrence Butler. He has thrown two perfect innings against the A's with two strikeouts and just 17 pitches #Angels #ReptheHalo #Athletics

The news of Perry Minasian's firing came while "It's a Holly Jolly Christmas" was playing over the loud speaker. Also a funny behind the scenes note: team President Molly Jolly was up here talking to the broadcasters as the news came out and the song was playing #Angels #ReptheHalo

Per Greg Beacham of the AP: The Angels never won more than 77 games or finished higher than 3rd in the AL West during Perry Minasian's GM tenure. Their farm system was ranked 25th by MLB Pipeline before he started, it was 28th this spring. They're 108 games under .500 since he took over. #Angels

Angels President Molly Jolly in a statement: “Perry has been a valued leader who worked tirelessly over the last six years to strengthen our baseball operations department. I am grateful for his dedication, insight and many contributions to our organization.” #Angels #ReptheHalo

Breaking: The Angels have fired GM Perry Minasian. Former Cardinals GM John Mozeliak is being named Interim General Manager. Wow #Angels #ReptheHalo

Zack Gelof has been shut down from baseball activity according to Kotsay. Gelof had a MRI today that showed swelling “inside the muscle area” and there is no timetable for his return #Athletics

Mark Kotsay said Jacob Wilson is feeling a lot better. He is hitting in the cage and taking some ground balls on the field. Kotsay said there is a possibility Wilson is available off the bench tonight if there is an opportunity to do so #Athletics

Here at Angel Stadium filling in for Martín Gallegos on A’s coverage all weekend for @mlb.com Follow along for A’s and Angels updates all weekend #Athletics

The Orioles figured they were going to be bad defensively this season. This is far worse than they could have imagined. Just awful defense from everyone #Orioles #Birdland  #Angels

Two at bats and two home runs for Samuel Basallo off Jose Soriano. Orioles making Jose Soriano work hard. Soriano’s control is way off today and when he misses, he is missing right in the middle of the plate #Angels #ReptheHalo  #Orioles #Birdland