OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit his team-leading 23rd home run, Paul Blackburn pitched five innings for his second victory in six starts, and the last-place Oakland Athletics beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Saturday to win back-to-back games for the sixth time since the All-Star break. Rooker's two-run drive off Griffin Canning in the fourth inning, was his eighth in 56 games at home and put the A's ahead for good. Blackburn (4-4) allowed four hits and one run with four strikeouts, raising his season total to a career-high 90.

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