Brent Rooker, Athletics set sights on sweep of Angels

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Brent Rooker will seek to complete a home run hat trick when the Oakland Athletics pursue a three-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon.

Rooker contributed one home run in each contest as Oakland beat Los Angeles 7-5 on Tuesday and 5-0 on Wednesday.

He has homeredin three consecutive games twice already in his career, accomplishing the feat in