Oakland maintain best form in 16 years
Davis’ 48th homer powers the winners past Angels
Anaheim, California: Khris Davis hit his major league-leading 48th homer and the Oakland Athletics locked up their winningest season in 16 years with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
Jed Lowrie homered and drove in two runs for the playoff-bound A’s (97-64), who hadn’t won 97 games since going 103-59 in 2002.
A majors-best 42-22 since the All-Star break, the A’s are already locked into a trip to New York on Wednesday for the AL wild card playoff game against the Yankees.
Kaleb Cowart had an RBI single for the Angels, whose four-game winning streak ended with a landmark loss.