The A’s had every opportunity to break through and end their losing streak Saturday night against baseball’s hottest team. They failed to close the game in the ninth inning or score a run with the bases loaded and no outs in the 10th before succumbing to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Fans of both teams blasted Ortiz for an inconsistent strike zone in Sunday’s 5-4 Athletics victory. The A’s ended an 11-game losing skid and ended the Phillies’ nine-game winning streak in spite of Ortiz, who ejected Athletics manager Mark Kotsay and manager Miguel Andújar for arguing balls and strikes.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Willie MacIver hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning of his major league debut. Minutes later, the 28-year-old catcher threw out a runner trying to steal second for the final out that ended the Athletics' 11-game losing streak.

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things looked to be well under control for the Phillies in Game 1 against the Athletics before things got tight at the end. But still, the winning streak was kept in tact. However, that ending in ...