 left off of the reserves with his 23rd save of the year. A couple of strikeouts there in that ninth inning. For the Birds in this one, the difference in the game was Heston Kerstad and his three-run homer in the first inning after Anthony Santander hit a solo shot earlier in the inning to make it 4-0. That would be the difference in the game. The Birds out hitting the A's 8-7. The Birds made an error. Oakland 0-3.