Dermis Garcia homered for the second straight game.
A night after turning in one of their best offensive performances of the season to secure a third straight win, the Oakland Athletics were held to just five hits in a 5-1 loss to the Nationals Wednesday.
A Sean Murphy single, a Seth Brown pinch-hit double and a Vimael Machín walk loaded the bases in the ninth against Nationals reliever Kyle Finnegan, but Stephen Vogt was unable to deliver the type of heroics that lifted the A’s to one of their best wins of the season Saturday at the Coliseum.
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