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Watch: A's walk off K-Rod for 2nd consecutive day

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Francisco Rodriguez is probably very happy to be getting out of Oakland.

For the second straight day, the Athletics feasted on K-Rod's pitching in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers closer raised even more questions about his future in the role by blowing yet another save. On Sunday, the damage was done with the long ball: After Jed Lowrie tied the game with an RBI double, Ryon Healy laced his second career walk-off homer that just made it over the left-field wall, and gave Oakland an 8-6 victory.

The 35-year-old Rodriguez has struggled this season, and his blown saves on the weekend only made things worse. His ERA now sits at 8.49, and he's blown four saves this year; he's also allowed at least one run in seven of his 12 outings this season.

After Rodriguez took the loss on April 28, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus made it clear that he was sticking with his veteran in the closer's role despite the struggles - though this weekend's putrid performance could end up changing those plans.

Healy doesn't care about any of that, of course. He's got bigger issues to deal with - like drying off after his A's teammates showered him with shaving cream and Gatorade after his walk-off blast.

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