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Nick Allen homered twice and had three RBIs, Shea Langeliers put Oakland ahead with a two-run single in the sixth inning and the Athletics rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6 on Sunday. Allen was hitting .155 in 21 games since returning from the minors July 4 before his breakout game sparked Oakland to its second consecutive win following a four-game losing streak. Limited to eight runs over their previous eight games, the last-place A’s outlasted Giants All-Star Alex Cobb and then broke through with three runs in the sixth.

The Giants sent Casey Schmitt back to Triple-A Sacramento after 68 games in the big leagues.

Shea Langeliers put Oakland ahead with a two-run single in the sixth inning and the A's rallied to beat the Giants 8-6 on Sunday.

Aug. 6—A hot start to Casey Schmitt's big-league career turned into struggles at the plate, and with Schmitt needing more at-bats to work through the kinks, the San Francisco Giants

"I believe that his player development is really important."