Olson hits 2-run, walk-off double, A’s beat Padres 5-4 in 10

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson hit a two-run, walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Wednesday.

The A's scored twice in the ninth with two outs off closer Mark Melancon to tie it at 3.

After San Diego scored a run in the top of the 10th off Lou Trivino (4-4) to take a 4-3 lead, Olson came to the plate with runners on the corners and no outs.

Olson laced the first pitch he saw from Tim Hill (5-6) off the right field wall, scoring Mark Canha and Starling Marte, and sending the Oakland Coliseum into a frenzy.

Oakland posted its major league-leading ninth walk-off win of the season.

The Padres carried a 3-1 lead to the ninth, but Melancon couldn’t convert the save, surrendering two-out, RBI singles to Matt Chapman and Yan Gomes.

Jed Lowrie hit a solo homer in the A's second. San Diego answered with a run in the third and two in the fourth, getting RBI hits from Adam Frazier, Trent Grisham and Victor Caratini.

Padres starter Joe Musgrove limited Oakland to one run on two hits in six innings.

DAVIS BACK WITH A’S

Before the game, Oakland signed veteran DH Khris Davis to a minor league contract. The 33-year-old spent five seasons with the Athletics, hitting 158 home runs, before being traded to the Texas Rangers last offseason. He was designated for assignment in June after batting .157 with two homers and five RBI in 22 games.

“We love having him back in the organization,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “It’s giving an opportunity for him to get back to where he was in the past.”

Davis surpassed the 40-homer mark in three straight seasons from 2016-18, including a league-high 48 in ’18. He signed a two-year, $33.5 million contract extension in ’19...

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