The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim needed just three hits to prevent the Oakland Athletics from their first three-game winning streak in more than a month.
Gordon Beckham smacked a solo homer, Wade LeBlanc pitched into the sixth inning and the Angels blanked the A's, 2-0, in the middle test of a three-game set.
LeBlanc (1-1), who has tossed 15 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, scattered five hits and walked one over 5 1/3 frames for the Angels, who had dropped four of their last five games coming in.
The Angels are 2 1/2 games ahead of Baltimore for home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs.
Sonny Gray (13-10) struck out a career-high 12 batters, allowing two runs -- one earned -- on three hits and three walks for Oakland, which hasn't won three in a row since Aug. 7-9.
The A's are tied with Kansas City for the AL's top wild-card spot, with Seattle three games behind.
[SportsNetwork.com]
