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 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Newcomer Matt Watson hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Oakland Athletics snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
Watson was called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday to put some pop in the majors' worst offense, and he came through with a bases-loaded hit off Mike Timlin.
Eric Chavez snapped a 5-for-37 skid with three hits, and Mark Kotsay had a three-run triple in the fifth for the A's, who finally ended their longest losing streak since July 21-29, 1998, when they lost nine straight.
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