OAKLAND, Calif.—Max Schuemann hit a three-run homer, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers both added two-run shots, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 13–3 on Friday night but lost top prospect Jacob Wilson to a left hamstring strain in his major league debut.
Schuemann, who went 3 for 4 and entered the game batting .351 in July, gave the A’s a 6–2 lead in the fourth with his homer. He added an RBI double in the sixth, moving from third to shortstop after Wilson’s injury. Oakland scored seven times in the sixth, with Bleday and Langeliers both hitting homers.