Eric Chavez and Frank Thomas were working on putting away their batting helmets after their home runs when Milton Bradley’s ball began sailing toward the right-field seats.

Their celebrating teammates never had a chance to sit down.

Chavez, Thomas and Bradley homered on three consecutive pitches in the sixth inning in a rare achievement as the Oakland Athletics snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.

“It’s always special to see that,” said Thomas, Oakland’s new designated hitter. “It doesn’t happen very often. I’ve been in the middle before but not on successive pitches.”

Chavez led off the inning with a shot to right, Thomas followed with his 451st career homer and third of the year, then Bradley connected to chase starter Vicente Padilla.

The last time a team homered on three straight pitches was Sept. 29, 2001, when Fred McGriff, Rondell White and Todd Hundley did it for the Chicago Cubs against the Houston Astros’ Dave Mlicki at Wrigley Field, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

“I didn’t even see Frank’s swing,” Chavez said. “By the time I put down my helmet and my batting gloves and sat down, Milton went deep."