ANAHEIM, Calif. -- One day after picking up a win in a similar situation, Los Angeles Angels reliever Mike Morin chose the wrong hitter to challenge.Anxious to make up for an earlier error, Yonder Alonso hit a tiebreaking RBI double off Morin in the 10th inning to lead the Oakland Athletics to an 8-6 victory over the Angels on Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep and snapping a five-game losing streak.Morin (2-2) got the first two outs of the 10th inning before the As scored twice. Danny Valencia and Tyler Ladendorf singled before Alonsos double to center scored Valencia with the go-ahead run. Marcus Semien followed with an RBI single.I got the first two guys out, which is obviously important, Morin said. But then a base hit to the right side, a couple of them in a row and then I fell behind Alonso 2-0. He was geared up for a fastball and I was going to challenge him, but he put a good swing on it.Alonso made up for an error that allowed the Angels to tie the game in the eighth.Jefry Marte and Jett Bandy hit back-to-back singles off John Axford to start the eighth and pinch-hitter Mike Trout drew a walk to load the bases. Johnny Giavotella sent a grounder to first base that Alonso bobbled, allowing Giavotella to reach safely and Marte to beat the throw home and tie the score at 6-6.Hes swinging the bat really good right now, As manager Bob Melvin said. I think when something transpires like that, you cant wait to get in a position where you can go help your team and he definitely did that.Ryan Madson (4-4) then came in for Axford and retired Yunel Escobar and Kole Calhoun, and pitched a scoreless ninth.Ryan Dull pitched the 10th to get his second save.With his family visiting from South Korean, Ji-Man Choi homered twice off of Jesse Hahn, belting a solo home run in the second inning and a three-run shot that curled around the right-field foul pole in the third inning that gave the Angels a 5-2 lead. He nearly had a third home run in the fifth inning but Coco Crisp reached into the left field stands to make the catch.It was not only Chois first multi-homer game of his major league career, but it was also his first multi-hit game.I really wanted a multi-hit game because I had never had one, Choi said through an interpreter. This was my first major league multi-hit game, so its very crazy to do it in front of my family.Valencia, Max Muncy and Ryon Healy all homered for Oakland.Tied at 5-all in the top of the seventh, Jhoulys Chacin walked Jake Smolinski and Bruce Maxwell to start the inning. Crisps one-out double off the wall in right-center drove in Smolinksi to put the As ahead.The As tied the score in the fourth with three runs off Ricky Nolasco.In his first start since being traded from the Minnesota Twins on Monday, Nolasco, who grew up 50 miles away from Angel Stadium in Rialto, gave up five earned runs and six hits, including the three solo home runs.After being recalled earlier in the day to make the start, Hahn gave up five earned on seven hits in four innings for Oakland.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: RHP Henderson Alvarez was checked for thoracic outlet syndrome this week but a specialist, Dr. Greg Pearl, found no evidence of the condition. 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Brad Brach Jersey . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases.Sweeps and Cinderella stories set the stage for the final day of the Boston Major, as two European Dota 2 teams rocketed toward a climactic clash in the grand finals. Of the last four teams remaining, only one would leave with the $1 million top prize and the first major title of the 2016-17 season.In the first semifinal, Evil Geniuses and OG clashed yet again, two top teams who had both defeated their share of opponents on the way to the top. Game 1 saw EG turn to the Shadow Demon/Luna strategy that has permeated the tournament, but OG responded with a Clockwork for Gustav s4 Magnusson, an aggressive ganker that secured several huge kills and secured the game for OG before EG could kick off its illusion siege. For the second match, EG turned to strong carry picks for Sumail Suma1L Hassan and Artour Arteezy Babaev, but the cores of OG were simply stronger; Anathan ana Phams Outworld Devourer and Johan n0tail Sundsteins Alchemist skyrocketed in net worth, assisted by Jesse JerAx Vainikkas roaming Slardar. OG took the series 2-0, and would advance to the first spot in the grand finals.Underdog Ad Finem of Greece, meanwhile, would face its greatest challenge yet in Digital Chaos, a team that was yet-undefeated in the playoffs. Ad Finems draft in Game 1 took quick aggression to DC though, with Omar Madara Dabachachs Lifestealer snowballing out of control in the mid-game. Digital Chaos stalled it out but could not hold, and soon found itself on elimination point against the Greek squad. Game 2 put a quick exclamation point on the series, with Dabachachs Timbersaw getting online very early and Verros Maybe Next Time Apostolos participating in 26 of Ad Finems 30 kills in its 27-minute rout of DC. Ad Finem secured the upset 2-0, and would advance to face OG for a shot at the title in its first Valve major.The spartans came in headstrong in Game 1 of the grand finals against OG, with an aggressive draft of Drow Ranger and a support Weaver for Apostolos that secured a significant lead in the early game. OG stalled out the game though, and Sundsteins clever itemization on Luna and some critical plays made by Vainikkas signature Earth Spirit swung the advantage back, seccuring 25 unanswered kills for OG and the first game of the best-of-five grand finals.dddddddddddd Game 2 was more of the same, with an early game AF draft centered around Apostolos Bounty Hunter and Kharis SkyLark Zafirious Nyx Assassin, and OG responding with durable, strong lanes supported by Tal Fly Aiziks Dazzle and a dominating performance from Magnusson on Slardar. OG took the victory and put Ad Finem on match point, 2-0.If the theme of the grand finals was Ad Finems wave of aggression being dashed against the rocks of OG, game three was where the Greek underdogs started to erode away OGs defenses. A shaky early game gave way to explosive mid-game fights, spearheaded by Apostolos Earthshaker and Zafirious Legion Commander. The game dragged on to over an hour, each team trading blows with Dabachach even purchasing a Divine Rapier in attempt to tilt the game in Ad Finems favor, securing mega creeps but not yet the game. After countless back and forths in a mentally exhausting stalemate, a last-ditch run at OGs ancient finally did it in, and Ad Finem denied the sweep, pushing the series to Game 4.Still alive and still one game from elimination, Ad Finem drafted a Templar Assassin for Dimirtis ThuG Plivouris to combat OGs Invoker mid. Though the teams kept pace for a while, a series of teamfights went to OGs advantage, leading to a 27-minute barracks taken for OG in the mid lane. Sundsteins Sven was unstoppable, with Ad Finems cores unable to deal with his armor-heavy build, and the Greek squad fell further into a deficit, soon losing another barracks in the bottom lane. At 37 minutes in, Ad Finem tapped out and called good game. OG took the grand finals 3-1, winning the teams third major and successfully defending the Eaglesong trophy.After the closing ceremonies, PGL and Valve presented one final video, teasing the rumored new patch for Dota 2. Announced as launching on the test client Sunday, patch 7.00 is significant because the change in major numeral from the current version, 6.88f, signifies sweeping changes to the game. ' ' '