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Semien homers to push As past Os
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OAKLAND (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a two-out, three-run home run in the sixth inning to help Chris Bassitt earn his first win this season, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Tuesday.

Brett Lawrie added an RBI triple and Eric Sogard scored twice as Oakland won for only the third time in 12 games.

Bassitt (1-4) gave up five hits and had a season-high seven strikeouts over seven innings. The 25-year-old rookie’s only other big league win came Sept. 22, 2014 against Toronto while Bassitt was with the Chicago White Sox.

Francisco Rodriguez pitched the eighth and Fernando Abad worked the ninth to complete Oakland’s AL-leading 14th shutout.

Jonathan Schoop had two hits for Baltimore. The Orioles dropped into third place in the AL East, 6 1-2 games behind the New York Yankees.

Billy Burns hit a two-out single in the fifth off starter Miguel Gonzalez (9-8) to drive in Sogard, who scored easily when Adam Jones’ throw from shallow center hit the back of the pitching mound and bounced in the air. Coco Crisp followed with a five-pitch walk before Gonzalez got Stephen Vogt to strike out swinging.

Vogt, Oakland’s All-Star catcher, struck out three times and is in a 2-for-34 funk.

Billy Butler hit a leadoff double in the sixth and scored on Zobrist’s triple to make it 2-0 and chase Gonzalez. After Mark Canha struck out looking, reliever Chaz Roe intentionally walked Sogard before Semien homered on an 0-1 pitch to put the A’s up 5-0.

Gonzalez gave up five hits in 5 1-3 innings. He struck out five and walked three.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: RHP Tyler Wilson was optioned back to Triple-A Norfolk, one day after Wilson pitched a season-high 7 2-3 innings in Baltimore’s 9-2 win over the A’s. . LHP T.J. McFarland was called up from Norfolk and will pitch out of the bullpen.

Athletics: RF Josh Reddick was scratched from the lineup due to lingering stiffness in his lower back. . INF Max Muncy was optioned to Triple-A Nashville to make room for Danny Valencia, who was acquired by Oakland after being designated for assignment by Toronto. . LHP Eric O’Flaherty, who was designated for assignment by the A’s, was traded to the New York Mets along with cash considerations in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.

UP NEXT

Orioles: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (5-6) pitches the series finale Wednesday afternoon. Chen has allowed 10 hits in two of his last three starts while his ERA has risen from 2.78 to 3.24.

Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (6-7), who has a 6.63 ERA over his last four outings, makes his first appearance against Baltimore as a starter. He faced them twice last year as a reliever for Toronto.