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Walton homers and Bolte has 4 hits to lead the Athletics to a 7-3 victory over the Angels

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 24). Walton homers and Bolte has 4 hits to lead the Athletics to a 7-3 victory over the Angels. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/walton-homers-and-bolte-has-4-hits-to-lead-the-athletics-to-a-7-3-victory-over-the-angels/article_6c57b8d6-e020-5b3b-b684-f69579fd87da.html

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On Wednesday night in West Sacramento, Donovan Walton hit a crucial three-run homer and rookie Henry Bolte had his first career four-hit game as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-3. The win improved the Athletics' record to 63-95 while the Angels dropped to 60-98, putting them closer to avoiding their first 100-loss season in franchise history.
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On Wednesday night, Donovan Walton hit a three-run home run and rookie Henry Bolte had his first career four-hit game as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 at West Sacramento, California. In the first inning, Walton’s ninth homer gave the A's a 4-0 lead, while Bolte contributed significantly with multiple hits throughout the game. Trout and Grissom responded for the Angels by hitting consecutive homers off Jeffrey Springs in the fourth to narrow the score to 5-2. The Athletics' bullpen held on after Springs was pulled, securing the victory with a final margin of 7-3.

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Topics

Angels Athletics Calif. WEST SACRAMENTO the Los Angeles Angels

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Athletics ORG · 4× Angels ORG · 2× Bolte PERSON · 2× Springs PERSON · 2× Calif. GPE · 1× Donovan Walton PERSON · 1× Henry Bolte PERSON · 1× Lawrence Butler PERSON · 1× WEST SACRAMENTO GPE · 1× the Los Angeles Angels ORG · 1×

Narrative

Donovan Walton hit a three-run homer and rookie Henry Bolte had his first four-hit game to help the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on Wednesday night.
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🔮 Alika Williams and Bolte had singles off José Fermin in the sixth and both scored on a double by Shea Langeliers for the final margin.

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

Donovan Walton hit a three-run homer and rookie Henry Bolte had his first four-hit game to help the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on Wednesday night. asserted
Athletics → hit → night
Lawrence Butler had an RBI single and Walton hit his ninth home run, a two-out shot off rookie Walbert Ureña (9-11) for a 4-0 lead in the first inning. asserted
Walton → have → inning
Bolte went 4 for 5, scored two runs and had an RBI double in the second that put the Athletics (63-95) up 5-0. asserted
that → go → Athletics
Mike Trout and Vaughn Grissom hit back-to-back homers off Jeffrey Springs in the fourth to make it 5-2. asserted
it → hit → fourth
Grissom followed his 13th homer with an RBI single in the fifth to cut it to 5-3 and chase Springs. asserted
Grissom → follow → Springs
Alika Williams and Bolte had singles off José Fermin in the sixth and both scored on a double by Shea Langeliers for the final margin. asserted
both → have → margin
Springs gave up three runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. asserted
Springs → give → innings
The left-hander was 3-0 after his first four starts, but went 1-14 over his final 25. asserted
hander → go → 25
Geoff Hartlieb (2-1) got five outs for the win and Elvis Alvarado struck out two in the ninth to close it out. asserted
Alvarado → get → it
Ureña yielded five runs on seven hits in four innings. asserted
Ureña → yield → innings
The right-hander had allowed five runs in his previous three starts covering 21 innings. asserted
hander → allow → innings
Athletics catcher Brian Serven fouled a bunt off his left eye in the sixth and had to leave the game. asserted
Serven → foul → game
The Angels (60-98) are trying to avoid the first 100-loss season in franchise history. asserted
Angels → try → history
Up next Angels RHP Grayson Rodriguez (4-8, 5.96) starts Thursday in Seattle in the first of four games against the Mariners to close out the regular season. asserted
Rodriguez → start → season
The Athletics haven’t announced Thursday’s starting pitcher for the first of four games against the visiting Astros. asserted
Athletics → announce → Astros
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