​SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 22: Carlos Cortes #26 of the Athletics celebrates after hitting a home run during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Sutter Health Park on September 22, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) | Getty Images After falling behind 6-0, the A’s stormed back with nine unanswered runs from the sixth through the eighth innings before holding on for a 9-7 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the first game of the two-game series. With the win, the Green and Gold remain out of the division cellar and now need just one more victory to avoid a 100-loss season.Angels Strike FirstThe Angels got on the scoreboard in the top of the first against A’s opener Brady Basso. Third baseman Denzer Guzman hit an RBI groundout with runners on second and third and one out. Basso did a nice job limiting the damage to one run, as the inning could have gone much worse. The A’s southpaw rebounded with a scoreless second inning. Meanwhile, Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi began his outing with two scoreless innings. In the bottom of the second, Angels left fielder Bryce Teodosio made a nice catch to takeaway A’s shortstop Alika Williams’ potential game-tying RBI double.Basso Miscast as StarterThe Angels opened the third inning with three straight singles against Basso, bringing home their second run of the game. Then Guzman delivered the big blow with his eighth home run of the season, a three-run shot that extended the Angels’ lead to 5-0. That marked his fourth straight game with a home run at Sutter Health Park this season.Basso pitched to five batters and did not retire a single one that inning. Right-hander Scott Blewett replaced him and overcame getting hit in the shin by a comebacker to record three outs and keep the deficit at five runs.Double Play Bonanza: Angels In ControlSeeking to start the A’s comeback, left fielder Henry Bolte hit a one-out double in the bottom of the third. He advanced to third on Shea Langeliers’ infield single. Kikuchi escaped the jam by getting Lawrence Butler to ground into an inning-ending double play, the Athletics’ American League-leading 125th twin-killer of the season. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer hit No. 126 the next inning as the A’s scoreless streak continued.Mike Trout recorded his third hit in three at-bats in the fourth inning against A’s right-hander Seth Johnson. The Green and Gold’s trade deadline acquisition got Guzman to ground into an inning-ending double play, preventing the visitors from scoring for a second straight inning. Johnson induced another inning-ending double play in the fifth, completing two scoreless innings of relief.Johnson tried to complete the top of the sixth, his third inning of work. However, with two outs and a runner on third, Vaughn Grissom hit an RBI single to left, putting the Angels ahead 6-0.A’s Comeback BeginsThe Athletics scoreless streak ended in the bottom of the sixth inning. With one