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Monday, May 1 8:05pm ET
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Terrence Long drove in four runs and Omar Olivares won for the first time since April 5 as the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Monday night for their fourth straight win. Long, recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on April 24, hit a bases-loaded triple in the second inning and an RBI single that capped a three-run in the eighth. The rookie is batting .290 (9-for-31), getting hits in six of seven games. Oakland trailed 5-4 in the eighth, then loaded the bases with one out against Dan Reichert (1-1) and tied the score on Eric Chavez's infield grounder. Pinch-hitter Olmedo Saenz singled in the go-ahead run and Long followed with another RBI single. Olivares (2-3), whose other win was against Detroit, allowed five runs and eight hits in seven innings. Doug Jones pitched a one-hit eighth and Jason Isringhausen got three straight outs for his fifth save in five chances. Kansas City starter Chad Durbin gave up four runs, four hits and four walks in 6 1-3 innings. Kansas City took a 2-0 lead in the first on Mike Sweeney's sacrifice fly and the first of two RBI singles by Carlos Beltran. After Long's triple in the second, Ramon Hernandez homered in the third for a 4-2 lead. Beltran and Joe Randa hit RBI singles in the third that tied it in the third. Kansas City went ahead in the fifth on Mark Quinn's RBI single. Notes: The Royals are in the midst of their longest homestand of the year (11 games), while the A's are on their longest road trip (12 games). ... The A's are one of only two AL teams with a winning record on the road (8-3) and a losing mark at home (5-10). ... Dye was chosen AL player of the week after getting 11 hits in five games, including three homers, four doubles and 24 total bases. In the first inning, he dropped a high fly by Miguel Tejada with one out for an error. Durbin struck out Adam Piatt for the third out. ... Grieve, 5-for-5 in his five previous plate appearances with a grand slam and five RBIs, hit a ball to the warning track in his first at-bat. ... Long's walk in the sixth was his first in 36 major league plate appearances. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Oakland Clubhouse Kansas City Clubhouse RECAPS Boston 10 Detroit 6
Oakland 7
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