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OAKLAND, Calif. Mikel Merino Jersey . -- Josh Hamilton has had a good final month to the season. He hopes it spills over into next year. Hamilton hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth inning then put the Angels ahead with a sacrifice fly in the 11th, leading Los Angeles over the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday. "I feel like I am having good at-bats even if the results arent always there," Hamilton said. "If I can build off this last month of quality at-bats, it would be good." Hamilton connected against Grant Balfour, who blew his third save of the season. Jesse Chavez (2-4) was the loser. Mike Trout connected for a two-run home run for the Angels, who won for the fourth time in five games. "No matter how long youve been playing, youre going to have confidence issues," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Hamilton. "Were seeing it all come together the last month. Hes a terrific player who has struggled at times earlier in the season." Coco Crisp and Yoenis Cespedes each hit two-run home runs for the As, who lost for the third time in 12 games. But they have a six-game lead over Texas in the AL West. The Rangers play at Tampa Bay. Juan Gutierrez (1-4) pitched the 10th for the win. Ernesto Frieri worked the 11th for his 35th save in 39 chances. As starter A.J. Griffin gave up Trouts homer with one out in the first. He retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced. "Hes good at baseball," Griffin said of Trout. "I was trying to get him to miss hit, but he got it." Griffin allowed two runs on one hit. He walked two and struck out six. "Im able to repeat my delivery more often," Griffin said. "I can get the ball and let it fly." Angels starter Jason Vargas allowed four runs on seven hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out five. "I felt good most of the day," Vargas said. "I left a changeup and fastball up to some guys who have hit a few long balls." J.B. Shuck doubled leading off the 11th against Chavez. Josh Donaldson mishandled Erick Aybars sacrifice bunt for an error, putting runners on first and third. After Trout flew out, Hamilton followed with a towering drive to the warning track in left field against Jerry Blevins that put the Angels ahead 5-4. "I wasnt trying to do too much except get it to the outfield," Hamilton said. Following Jed Lowries single leading off the fifth, the As were held to one hit the rest of the way. Griffin, who gave up his major league-leading 35th homer, faced three over the minimum. He walked leadoff hitter Shuck and got Aybar to fly out to centre ahead of Trouts 26th home run. The only other baserunner was Mark Trumbo, who walked with two outs in the fourth. Vargas hit Donaldson, who delivered the winning hit Tuesday night, sparking a warning to both teams from home plate umpire Jerry Meals. Donaldson waved it off. "Trout got hit pretty good last night," he said. "He might not have been throwing at me. Watching tape it looks like he comes inside to set up other pitches." Josh Reddick led off the third with a single. One out later, Crisp tied the score with a drive over the left field wall. Donaldson flew out but Lowrie followed with a single ahead of Cespedes 24th home run. NOTES: Trout homered in all three games of the series, the first time hes hit a homer in three straight. ... INF Grant Green started at 2B as the Angels look for ways to get him experience around the infield. Hes likely to get time at third, but not this season. ... Angels INF Howie Kendrick was given a scheduled day off. ... The Angels are 7-0-1 in their last eight series. ... RHP Jered Weaver (10-8, 3.36) will make the start for the Angels in Seattle on Friday. Hes 13-8 in 27 games against the Mariners. ... RHP Dan Straily (10-7, 4.11) starts for the As when they open a series against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. Hes won his last four starts. ... Crews were still cleaning up the mess left by Tuesday nights sewage problem in the As dugout. ... As owner Lew Wolff talked to the media beforehand about the playoff situation and extra seating available with the third level tarp being removed. Emre Mor Jersey . Langer appeared to be in trouble when his second shot on the par-5 18th ended up in the rough short of the green. He hit a brilliant pitch to 5 feet and made the putt after Slumans birdie attempt rolled just wide. Andre Schurrle Jersey . The Thunder earned the Game 1 win with a 100-86 victory Saturday night. Oklahoma City dominated the first half and led by 22 at the break, but saw its lead shrink to just two points in the fourth quarter.OAKLAND, Calif. -- Al Jefferson had 30 points and 13 rebounds, Gerald Henderson added 17 points and eight rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats blew past the Golden State Warriors 91-75 on Tuesday night in Kemba Walkers much-anticipated return. Walker finished with seven points, seven assists and six rebounds after missing the last seven games with a sprained left ankle. He played 33 minutes. The Bobcats controlled the game from the start, going ahead by 18 points late in the third quarter and 22 midway through the fourth. Charlotte, which shot 47.4 per cent, held the Warriors to a season-low 31.2 per cent shooting. Stephen Curry had 17 points and 11 assists against his hometown team, Klay Thompson scored 12 and Andrew Bogut grabbed 15 rebounds for the Warriors, who have been held below 38 per cent shooting in three of their past four games. The Warriors briefly gave their announced sellout crowd of 19,596 something to cheer for when Marreese Speights made a half-court heave as the third quarter expired to slice Charlottes lead 72-57. Any hope quickly faded when Anthony Tolliver hit a pair of 3-pointers to put the Bobcats up 78-60 lead with 9:51 remaining. The Bobcats closed out their road trip 3-1 and handed a streaky Golden State team another stinging setback. Warriors coach Mark Jackson publicly called out his team last month for playing down to their opponents too often this season, especially at home. Apparently, his players still havent received the message. The Bobcats (22-28) swept the season against the Warriorss (29-20) after beating Golden State 115-111 in Charlotte on Dec. Andriy Yarmolenko Jersey. 9. And out West, they outhustled and outshot the Warriors from the start. Charlotte ran Golden States prolific shooters off the 3-point line, forcing them into difficult mid-range jumpers. The Bobcats were equally efficient on the offensive end, going ahead 26-13 after the first quarter. The Warriors simply looked lost and lethargic. They hovered just above 20 per cent shooting for most of the first half, and their usually loud crowd stayed mostly silent. The Bobcats went ahead 44-27 with 3:42 left in the second quarter and 51-39 at halftime. It was only the third time all season the Warriors had been held below 40 points in the first half. Golden State trimmed Charlottes lead to eight early in the third quarter on Thompsons 3-pointer. Bobcats coach Steve Clifford called timeout to regroup his players, who responded by building an 18-point lead before Speights hit a halfcourt shot as time expired to bring the Warriors within 72-57 entering the fourth. That was pretty much the only celebration Charlotte allowed. NOTES: The Warriors worst shooting performance before Tuesday was when they shot 35.5 per cent in a 105-83 loss at Houston on Dec. 6. ... Warriors backup centre Jermaine ONeal had nine points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes in his first game since Dec. 9 at Charlotte. He missed 26 games recovering from surgery on his right wrist. ... The Bobcats dont play again until hosting San Antonio on Saturday. ... 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