The Oakland Athletics defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 in Monday night’s game. Jeff McNeil delivers the key moment with a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning, driving in the go-ahead runs. The game is tied 2-all before Oakland takes the lead. Earlier in the inning, Athletics rookie Tommy White records four hits in his third major league appearance and reaches base after a comebacker deflects off Kevin Ginkel, which helps load the bases with two outs. McNeil then hits a two-run single to break the tie. Afterward, the Athletics extend their advantage as McNeil advances on a stolen base on a wild pitch, which allows White to score, setting the final margin. Both teams add runs earlier in the game to reach the 2-all tie, but Oakland pulls away in the seventh with the decisive scoring. The sources describe Oakland’s seventh-inning rally as the decisive sequence and credit McNeil’s late pinch-hit with delivering the lead and additional insurance runs.