~ (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~ In a 2-out, 1-run down situation, Joey Wendle hit a game-winning grand slam over Philadelphia in a 6-3 win Sunday.

The native Philadelphian hit his first career slam on the first pitch thrown to him in the inning. Oakland started off the sixth with a leadoff walk and single but Hoby Milner struck out Matt Olson and Matt Chapman struck out versus Edubray Ramos. However, Wendle rescued the A’s after Canha walked.

Oakland scored at least four runs in two of the three-game series they won. They have now homered in five straight games. In fact, all of their runs this game came via the long ball.

The Phillies’ Maikel Franco went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Chapman had an error that enabled one run to score immediately and then one more later. Two of Philadelphia’s scoring runners were able to advance a base in different innings due to a wild pitch.  

1-2-3 innings preceded both teams’ first scoring innings.

After a rough start, Sean Manaea (11-10) earned the win in five innings, giving up six hits, one earned run, two walks and striking out four.

Henderson Alvarez (0-1) took the loss in his first return to the Majors since 2015. He also pitched five innings, giving up four hits, four earned runs, two walks and striking out four.

Blake Treinen got his eighth save in one inning, giving up one walk and striking out one.

Manaea faced seven batters in his first inning. Two outs after a leadoff single, Cesar Hernandez moved over on a wild pitch. He then scored on an error by Chapman. Two more singles resulted in a second run.

To start the fourth, the A’s Chad Pinder homered on the first pitch and three pitches later, Matt Olson duplicated his effort to tie the game. Olson homered in each game of this series.   

The Phillies’ J.P. Crawford scored the 3-2 go-ahead run in the fifth with a leadoff walk. He moved over on a wild pitch and with two outs, scored on a single.

After Wendle’s grand slam, there was only a double by Oakland’s Matt Joyce and two walks by Crawford the rest of the game.

Game notes: Philadephia threw five 1-2-3 innings versus Oakland’s three. The A’s were able to keep Rhys Hoskins hitless in the series. Including another error by Chapman in the bottom of the fourth, Oakland has now had four errors in the last two games. The A’s will now face the Detroit Tigers for three, starting Monday at 4:10pm.