Fletcher's leadoff homer propels Angels to 3-1 win over A's August 3 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) David Fletcher hit a leadoff homer, Jos Suarez didn't allow an earned Justin Holiday Jersey run in his second consecutive start and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Tuesday night.Elvis Andrus had three hits and Sean Murphy reached base three times along with driving in a run for the Athletics, who have dropped three straight following a four-game winning streak.Fletcher who mi sed 69 games due to a left hip strain drove a fastball from Cole Irvin (6-8) over the left-field wall in the first inning. It was the Angels' fourth leadoff homer this season and the sixth leadoff shot of Fletcher's career.Fletcher has hits in all four games since coming off the injured list Andre Iguodala Jersey , going 5 for 14 with three RBIs.Suarez (3-4) was the planned last-minute starter after Noah Syndergaard was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies before the game. Suarez went five innings and gave up an unearned run on five hits. He struck out five. Jose Quijada retired the side in the ninth for his second save.The Angels added a run in the second due to a pair of Athletics errors. Jo Adell had an infield single with one out and advanced to second on a throwing error by Oakland third baseman Jonah Bride. Adell then scored when Andrus made a wild throw from shortstop into the Athletics' first-base dugout on a routine grounder by Phil Go selin.Go selin gave Los Angeles a 3-0 lead in the fourth on an RBI single.Oakland got its lone run in the fifth. Bride drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a pa sed ball and scored on Murphy's hit into the left-center gap. Irvin allowed three runs (two earned) and six hits in six innings with four strikeouts.ROSTER MOVESAthletics: RHP Dany Jimnez and DH Jed Lowrie were reinstated from the injured list. Lowrie went 1 for 4, while Jimnez will likely be NBA Memphis Grizzlies Jeresy used in low-leverage situations in his first couple of appearances out of the bullpen.Angels: The contract of INF Jose Rojas was selected after INF David MacKinnon was designated for a signment. Los Angeles had only 24 active players on the roster following the deadline-day trades of Syndergaard, outfielder Brandon Marsh and closer Raisel Iglesias.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP James Kaprielian (2-5, 4.50 ERA) had a 1.93 ERA in July, which Memphis Grizzlies Hoodie was fifth in the AL. Angels: RHP Shohei Ohtani (9-6, 2.81) has six straight games of double-digit strikeouts, one from tying Nolan Ryan's franchise record set in 1977.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Josh Jackson Jersey American League Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball David Fletcher James Kaprielian Jed Lowrie David Fletcher Shohei Ohtani Phil Go selin Elvis Andrus Raisel Iglesias Brandon Marsh Jos Quijada Sean Murphy Cole Irvin Jo Adell Noah Syndergaard Oakland Athletics Los Angeles Angels share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 39 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 42 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Marc Gasol Jersey Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS