Brent Rooker hit his 10th home run in July, Seth Brown had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Oakland Athletics secured their first winning month in two years, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-4. Oakland is 13-7 in July, snapping a string of 11 consecutive full months with a losing mark. It is their first winning month since going 14-12 in July 2022. Taylor Ward and Nolan Schanuel had two-run homers in the first inning as the Angels were unable to make an early lead hold up for the second straight night.