improvement from (Saturday) so treat the heck out of it today,

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sean Doolittle couldnt find much fault with his latest outing, which was strange considering the Athletics closer nearly ruined Sonny Grays best start in more than four weeks. A game-ending strikeout of pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta turned out to be the perfect remedy. Doolittle gave up two hits and a walk in the ninth inning, but recorded the final two outs for his 19th save Friday night, preserving Oaklands 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels in a matchup of AL West rivals. "Theyre not all going to be pretty, but that was a really, really important win to be able to nail down," Doolittle said. "That was a huge game for us. There was a lot of Adrenalin flowing." Coco Crisp hit his 15th career leadoff home run and Stephen Vogt added a solo shot for Oakland in the opener of a three-game series. Sam Fuld hit a go-ahead triple in the sixth inning and the As pulled within one game of the division-leading Angels. Angels manager Mike Scioscia noted before the game that "the pennant race is in full bloom." The night had that type of feel, too. Grey (13-7) allowed three runs and six hits over 8 1-3 innings to end a monthlong losing streak. He settled down after a shaky start to win for the first time July 26. Oaklands opening day starter, Gray had lost his previous four starts -- that skid came after he had won six straight decisions. Grey struck out five, walked two and left to a rousing ovation from the crowd of 33,810. Fuld tripled off reliever Jason Grilli (1-2) as part of Oaklands two-run sixth. "We havent played a game like that, that crisp, for a while," As manager Bob Melvin said. "(When) we took the lead it really felt like we were finally in charge of a game, where we hadnt been in a while." Mike Trout and Josh Hamilton homered for the Angels. "There were a lot of good things on the field and some things we didnt get done," said Scioscia, whose club is 0-4 at the Oakland Coliseum this season. "We havent gotten it down up here yet this season." The Angels, owners of the best record in the majors, didnt get much rest before the game. They completed a four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox late Thursday, then took a redeye flight to California. Players and coaches didnt make it to their hotel in San Francisco until 4 a.m. Friday. Trout hit his 28th home run off Gray in the first while Hamilton belted his solo shot with one out in the fourth. The As scored on Crisps leadoff home run in the first. He also doubled and scored on a throwing error by Angels shortstop Erick Aybar in the fifth. Angels starter Hector Santiago allowed two runs on five hits in five innings. The left-hander was replaced two batters after getting hit on his pitching hand by Josh Donaldsons line drive. CRISP HITTING Crisps leadoff home run was his 13th with the As, tying him with Bert Campaneris for the third-most in franchise history. It also marked Crisps second multi-hit game in the past four days. Prior to that he hadnt had one since July 8. TRAINERS ROOM Angels: RHP Garrett Richards underwent surgery to repair the torn patellar tendon in his left knee. Scioscia said that Richards surgery "went as expected." He added that the timetable for Richards recovery remains six to nine months. Athletics: OF Craig Gentry (broken right hand) was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list. RHP Dan Otero was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. ... 1B Kyle Blanks is having pain in both feet and his lower legs so the team scheduled him for an MRI. UP NEXT Angels: LHP C.J. Wilson (10-8) is 4-0 with a 2.60 ERA in five starts against the As last season. Athletics: LHP Jon Lester (13-8) looks to bounce back from his first loss in an Oakland uniform and his first defeat since June 7 while with Boston. 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Jones, from Winnipeg, built a 3-0 advantage after three ends by scoring two in the second and one in the third. Chinas skip Bingyu Wang cut that lead to 3-1 in the fourth before Canada added another three in the fifth for a 6-1 lead.BALTIMORE – The Blue Jays have won 40 of their first 70 games thanks in no small part to the clubs better luck with the injury bug this season. The weekend at Oriole Park has been less kind, with three players suffering varying degrees of injury. The worst ailment of the three, at least optically, is the deep bone bruise suffered by Adam Lind when he fouled a pitch off the top of his right foot in the sixth inning of Saturdays game. An x-ray after the game showed a deep bone bruise but no fracture. That diagnosis was backed up by a CT scan taken on Sunday morning. Lind, however, was in a walking boot and on crutches when he arrived at the ballpark. He was seen requiring the help of a golf cart to get off the team bus. R.A. Dickey played catch before the game with bullpen catcher Alex Andreopoulos. He tweaked his right groin in the seventh inning of Saturdays loss and removed himself from the game. Dickey insisted afterward his exit was a precautionary measure and expected to make his next start, scheduled for Saturday in Cincinnati. Brett Cecil is dealing with a left groin injury, which he suffered in the eighth inning of Friday nights game. He played catch before Sundays game. "He said he feels okay; not great but okay," said pitching coach Pete Walker. "He feels a little improvement from (Saturday) so treat the heck out of it today, get back in there and treat it and hopefully hes available on Tuesday." The Blue Jays decided against making rash decisions on Lind and Cecil, preferring instead to get through the series with the Orioles and into Mondays off-day before opening a three-game series at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. A decision will have to be made by Tuesday. Manager John Gibbons worked with a three-man bench (technically a two-man bench with Lind unavailable) and an eight-man bullpen (technically a seven-man bullpen with Cecil unavailable) on Sunday.dddddddddddd The club has an impending decision to make on the status of Colby Rasmus, who spent the weekend in Toledo while on a rehab assignment with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. Rasmus was to be reevaluated on Sunday. Buffalo concludes its series with the Mudhens on Sunday evening. Two outfielders, Kevin Pillar and Darin Mastroianni, are inside their 10-day option windows after being recently sent back to Buffalo. Either could be recalled if they replace a player going on the disabled list. Gibbons, at the moment, also has only one lefthander in the bullpen in Aaron Loup, although Gibbons indicated on Saturday he has confidence in some of his righthanded options to attack opposition lefthanded hitters late in games. He mentioned, specifically, Steve Delabar because of his split-fingered pitch and Sergio Santos, whose slider is as good as anyones in baseball when hes on his game. The priority is resetting the four-man bench rather than continuing with an eight-man bullpen, which essentially eliminates the chance of recalling another lefthanded reliever like Rob Rasmussen. Moving On Up Lefthanded starting pitching prospect Daniel Norris, who recently participated in the Single-A Florida State League All-Star Game, has been promoted to Double-A New Hampshire. The 21-year-old was dominant for the Dunedin Blue Jays, helping the club to the first half division title. In 13 starts, Norris went 6-0 with a 1.22 ERA, a 1.025 WHIP and 76 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings. He had a 4.22:1 strikeout to walk ratio, easily his best output since turning pro in 2012. Norris was selected by the Blue Jays in the second round of the 2011 draft out of Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee. 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