Angels avert road sweep vs. A's with 5-run 8th

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Kevin Pillar capped a five-run eighth inning with a tiebreaking two-run double, and the Los Angeles Angels secured their first victory at Oakland this season with an 8-5 win over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon.

Having returned from the All-Star break with losses Friday and Saturday, the Angels were six outs away from suffering a second consecutive three-game sweep in O