A’s snap five-game skid, keep pace with Angels

The A’s returned to the Coliseum on Tuesday in search of some answers. They had lost five straight games and seven of their last eight. They had been struggling offensively. And, most importantly, they had slipped behind the Angels in the AL West. But home cooking is often a good remedy for these A’s, as was the case in the first of two meetings with the Mets. Oakland won, 6-2, and while it was hardly an offensive outburst for the team that has scored the most runs in baseball, it was a step in the right direction.