He liked Green?s move even more after hitting a go-ahead double to keep the plucky Athletics rolling along.

Piscotty doubled three times and had three RBIs Noah Fant Jersey , helping Oakland beat San Diego 4-2 on Wednesday.

?We know we have a really good offense and if we keep that game close anything can happen in any inning,? Piscotty said. ?We?ve been doing it all year. It?s a great testament to this team, how well we battle late.?

Khris Davis added an RBI single for the A?s, who have won 14 of 17 to move a season-high nine games over .500.

?We have a young group that?s played together that expects to win,? manager Bob Melvin said. ?There?s a lot more to go before we consider it special, but here recently we?ve been playing really well.?

Piscotty doubled in Olson in the second, and then had another two-base hit in the sixth. He snapped a 2-all tie in the eighth with a two-run double off Craig Stammen.

Green opted to pitch to Piscotty in the eighth. Jed Lowrie drew a leadoff walk off Jose Castillo (1-2) and Davis doubled before Olson was walked.

Chapman said the intentional walk was the smart play, even though it backfired on the Padres.

?Olson?s a power guy and he?s a left-hander and there?s a base open and it?s a tie ballgame. It made a lot of sense http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/dalton-risner-jersey ,? Piscotty said. ?I was ready as soon as guys were on second and third.?

Lou Trivino (7-1) retired two batters for the win. Blake Treinen pitched the ninth for his 22nd save.

Christian Villanueva hit his 17th home run for San Diego. The Padres lost all four games against the A?s this season.

?We?re not getting hits with runners in scoring position,? said Green, who is in his third year managing the Padres. ?Sometimes the best thing you can do is relax, go play baseball and enjoy what you?re doing and then the hits start coming.?

OH SO SMOOTH

Oakland third baseman Matt Chapman was hitless in three at-bats, but helped with a pair of sparkling defensive plays. The A?s rookie made a diving stop on A.J. Ellis? grounder in the fourth, and then made a spinning backhand grab of Hunter Renfroe?s sharp grounder down the third-base line to begin a 5-4-3 double play in the sixth.

?You look at the box score and it shows oh-for, but for us he drove in like three runs,? Melvin said. ?There?s two plays there that are going to lead to some runs probably for sure.?

STRONG STARTS Drew Lock Jersey , NO DECISIONS

Neither starting pitcher figured in the decision.

San Diego?s Luis Perdomo, who was called up from the minors before the game, allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings in his first start since April 15.

Oakland?s Sean Manaea gave up two runs in seven innings.

TRAINER?S ROOM

Padres: Closer Brad Hand rejoined the team after missing Tuesday?s game for personal reasons.

Athletics: A day after getting spiked on the side of his leg while covering first base, Chris Bassitt was still noticeably sore, but isn?t expected to miss his turn in the rotation. ? RHP Daniel Mengden (sprained right foot) will make a rehab start with Triple-A Nashville on Friday.

UP NEXT

Padres: LHP Eric Lauer (3-5, 5.08 ERA) faces the Diamondbacks for the first time in his career Thursday in the opener of a four-game series in Arizona. Lauer had a 2.76 ERA in six June starts.

Athletics: RHP Paul Blackburn (2-2, 6.46) pitches Friday in Cleveland, seeking a second consecutive win over the Indians.

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Aaron Nola never gets flustered http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/dre_mont-jones-jersey , even when he?s riding a stationary bike while the closer fights to protect the lead.

Nola struck out 10 in another dominant performance, Scott Kingery hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Seranthony Dominguez escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth for his third save.

?I just take it pitch by pitch,? Nola said.

Nola (8-2) allowed one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings, lowering his ERA to 2.27. He has given up three runs or less in 13 of 14 starts.

?He?s a special kind of competitor,? manager Gabe Kapler said. ?He?s fun to watch.?

Nola left after striking out Ian Desmond with runners on first and third. Edubray Ramos entered and gave up a bloop RBI single to Tom Murphy before recording the third out. Tommy Hunter tossed a scoreless eighth. But Luis Garcia allowed four consecutive singles to start the ninth. He departed after Murphy?s RBI single cut it to 5-2.

Dominguez entered and gave up an RBI single to pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta. DJ LeMahieu?s sacrifice fly cut it to 5-4. But right fielder Aaron Altherr ran down Charlie Blackmon?s hard liner for the second out and Dominguez struck out Nolan Arenado to end it.

?I was thankful to get the job done,? Dominguez said.

Kapler called Altherr?s running catch a ?game-saver.?

?That play was sensational,? he said.

Kingery drove a 1-2 pitch from Jon Gray (6-7) out to left-center to give the Phillies a 3-0 lead in the first. He added a sacrifice fly in the third.

Gray surrendered four runs on only three hits in six innings. He also fanned 10.

?I had no rhythm early and it cost me T.J. Hockenson Jersey ,? Gray said.

Jesmuel Valentin?s pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth extended Philadelphia?s lead to 5-1.

The Phillies have won two in a row for the first time since a three-game winning streak May 13-17.

The Rockies have lost five straight and nine of 11.

After starting at five positions, Kingery has taken over as Philadelphia?s regular shortstop despite batting only .215. J.P. Crawford has moved to third base since returning from the disabled list and has started five straight games instead of Maikel Franco.

?It?s been a process,? Kingery said. ?Just trying to go step by step to where I feel better in the box.?

WHIFFS

This was the first time a Phillies starter and opposing starter each struck out 10 or more in the same game since April 25, 2011, at Arizona when Cliff Lee had 12 and Ian Kennedy had 10.

TRAINER?S ROOM

Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez was back in the lineup after missing two games with a rib issue. ? RHP Adam Ottavino threw a live batting practice session. He has been sidelined by a left oblique strain.

Phillies: RHP Jerad Eickhoff received a cortisone shot in his right wrist on Monday. Eickhoff hasn?t pitched this season. ? Reliever Pat Neshek threw a bullpen session Tuesday. He began the season on the DL with a shoulder strain and sustained a flexor strain in his elbow during rehab. ? Utilityman Pedro Florimon could return in September after breaking his right foot during the team?s recent road trip.

UP NEXT

RHP Nick Pivetta (4-5, 3.76 ERA) starts for the Phillies while LHP Tyler Anderson (3-1, 4.81) goes for the Rockies in the middle game Wednesday night.

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