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Max Schuemann and Lawrence Butler hit two-run homers in the seventh inning and the visiting Oakland A's held on for a 5-4 win against the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of their three-game series on Tuesday night.
Zack Gelof added a solo shot in the eighth for Oakland, which has won two straight.
A's rookie right-hander Mitch Spence allowed one run and five hits in 5 1/3 in