WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Butler hit the first of three first-inning homers for the A’s, who took a 5-0 lead. Brent Rooker and Max Muncy each hit two-run shots. Butler’s was his 12th, Brooker hit his 19th and Muncy his eighth.
Butler also hit a solo home run to center field in the third inning. He has 13 homers this season.
Elmer Valo on June 25, 1943 was the last A’s player to hit a leadoff inside-the-parker.
