OAKLAND --
\n\nChapman’s solo blast off Angels reliever Luis Garcia was one of his more impressive this season. He turned on a 96 mph fastball that was riding inside, and hit a screaming liner that just managed to stay to the right of the left-field foul pole with an exit velocity of 113.3 mph, according to Statcast.\n\n“I knew he had good life on his fastball and I just took a good swing the pitch before,” Chapman said. “I wasn’t sure if I would get to that pitch, it had some run on it. Luckily, I kept it fair.”\n\nThe adjustments Chapman worked on with hitting coach Darren Bush in Cleveland involved a repositioning of his hands to go further back in his stance. It wasn’t a major retooling of his swing, rather a simplification of things at the plate -- something Chapman often does over the course of a season to recalibrate himself.\n\n“The season is all about making adjustments, and for me, it’s all about feel,” Chapman said. “I wasn’t feeling right there for a little bit, just because I wasn’t able to find my hands. I was able to bear down, and the way I feel at the plate right now, I’ve just been able to roll with it. I know there will be ups and downs, just have to keep pushing.”\n\nThe home run in the seventh to give the A’s an insurance run was Chapman’s 14th of the year and one of three A’s homers on the day, as they’ve now hit 30 in their last 13 games. The other two came from
“Just like when we score late and take pressure off the bullpen, when the bottom of the lineup gets on base and scores runs, it takes pressure off the top,” Chapman said. “Everyone takes a good at-bat and does their part, which is when everything falls into place.”\n\n**Bassitt working through struggles**\n\nA’s starter
**What offensive struggles?**\n\nIt’s amazing what two weeks can do. In the 23 games prior to their current power surge, the A’s homered just 15 times. Now, they’re starting to look more like the team that clubbed 227 home runs last year, which was good for third in the Majors.\n\n“I think we were talking two weeks ago and people were freaking out about our offense,” Bassitt said. “Now it’s like, ‘Well, here it is!’ We have one of the best offenses in the league. We knew this was coming and it’s here.”\n\nMost of those recent home runs have come without slugger