Olson's deep homer helps A's rally late to beat Royals 2-1

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Matt Olson had never hit a ball to the second level of elevated bleachers, even in batting practice. He sure found a timely moment to accomplish the feat, hitting a tying homer leading off the seventh before Seth Brown hit a go-ahead double two batters later, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night. That was one of my better swings,'' Olson said with a smile, offering little more explanation except that the ball doesn't usually carry like that at night.

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