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Oakland Athletics’ Brent Rooker (R) celebrates with JJ Bleday (33) after hitting a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 2, 2024. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo
OAKLAND, Calif.—Brent Rooker hit his 27th homer of the season and the Oakland Athletics added two more long balls to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6–5 on Friday night.
After leading the majors with 45 homers in July, the A’s showed no signs of slowing down in their first game of August in front of a season-high 21,060 fans at the Oakland Coliseum.
