Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson provided more offense than Oakland needed Wednesday during a 5-0 win over the Reds.
Donaldson smashed his 12th home run of the season in the fourth inning off starter Homer Bailey for a three-run shot with no outs in the inning. He finished 1 for 3 with three RBI and added a walk in the game. Donaldson is batting .308 for the A's.
The 27-year-old has homered in back-to-back games now and has three long balls in his last 10 contests with nine RBI over that span. He's up to 51 RBI on the season.