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A’s beat Dodgers 6-4 on Laureano’s 9th-inning homer

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A’s beat Dodgers 6-4 on Laureano’s 9th-inning homer

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“You almost feel like you’re getting a break with Turner coming out of the game, and Rios has been so good for them,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “But expecting a home run there is a shock, really.”

Stephen Piscotty singled in the ninth off Blake Treinen (3-3). With two outs, Laureano homered to the lower left-field seats, clocking a cardboard cutout in the face for a 6-4 lead.

Liam Hendriks retired the side in the ninth for his 14th save.

Oakland starter Sean Manaea allowed three runs and six hits in six-plus innings. He struck out four and walked one.

The A’s took a 3-0 lead in the first off Joe Kelly, who came out of the bullpen to start and promptly gave up consecutive doubles to Tommy La Stella and Robbie Grossman and walked Marcus Semien — the first three batters he faced. It was Kelly’s first start since June 1, 2016, at Baltimore.

Grossman’s RBI double to deep left-center scored Oakland’s first run. Mark Canha’s sacrifice fly brought home Grossman on center fielder Cody Bellinger’s throwing error that also allowed Semien to score.

“Those curveballs that were hit were not terrible pitches,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “It’s an elite pitch when it’s right.”

The Dodgers closed to 3-2 on Max Muncy’s two-run drive in the third, giving him homers in back-to-back games.

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