WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tyler Soderstrom opened Thursday night’s game with a long home run and closed it with a one-out single in the 11th inning to give the Athletics a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Soderstrom went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, with his final hit plating automatic runner Brent Rooker and securing a series win as the American League’s A’s took two of three games against the National League’s Braves at Sutter Health Park.
Thursday’s finale was easily the closest game of the series after the hosts won 10-1 in Tuesday’s opener before Atlanta’s bounce-back 9-2 win Wednesday.
The Braves have lost 11 of 14 games and haven’t won a series since they swept the visiting New York Mets on June 17-19 at Truist Park. Atlanta has since lost five series since then and split a four-game set with the Mets at their Citi Field.
Soderstrom’ 445-foot three-run homer to right field in the first inning gave the A’s a 3-0 lead.