By SONJA CHEN | Related Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers drew a bases-loaded stroll within the tenth inning, sending the Oakland Athletics previous the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Tuesday night time on the Coliseum.
A.J. Puk (4-3) pitched a scoreless tenth for the victory.
Tony Kemp reached on a fielder’s option to open the inning as he laid down a pleasant bunt however pitcher Ryan Tepera caught Nick Allen advancing to 3rd. Then Sean Murphy singled and Tepera deliberately walked Seth Brown to deliver up the rookie Langeliers. He walked on six pitches to provide the A’s a 3rd straight win.
A’s left-hander Cole Irvin and Angels starter Michael Lorenzen dueled via six scoreless innings earlier than the bullpens took over.
Brown broke up the scoreless sport with an RBI single within the eighth after Kemp began the rally with a leadoff double towards Andrew Wantz.
Tyler Cyr allowed a single to Mike Trout within the eighth however struck out two, together with Shohei Ohtani — who was set to make his closing begin Wednesday.
Trout additionally doubled to steer off the sixth inning, however that was squandered by the Angels.
Domingo Acevedo, who acquired the win for the A’s in Monday night time’s 10-inning victory, blew the save after giving up a leadoff single to Liván Soto, who then superior to 3rd on errant throws from left fielder Brown and Acevedo. Matt Duffy then hit an RBI single to tie it.
SUZUKI HONORED
Oakland made it a particular night time for retiring Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki, who performed seven seasons for the A’s earlier in his profession. Suzuki caught one pitch for the Angels earlier than supervisor Phil Nevin despatched him out in fashion.
Nevin got here out to the mound and ceremoniously changed him, permitting Suzuki to hug all his teammates then tip his cap and wave in all instructions as he walked off to cheers from his former Oakland residence crowd in what was doubtless his closing look.
Suzuki’s former membership honored him in a ceremony forward of the doubtless closing begin of his profession. Draped in leis, Suzuki obtained a commemorative residence plate and a bottle of wine from A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay and common supervisor David Forst.
Suzuki, who began and in addition celebrated his thirty ninth birthday, is retiring after 16 main league seasons. Oakland’s second-round draft select of Cal State Fullerton in 2004, Suzuki spent 2007 via a part of 2012 with the A’s, then returned for a second stint in Oakland in ’13.
ANOTHER RETIRING CATCHER
Veteran catcher Stephen Vogt is scheduled to begin Wednesday’s season finale in his on-field goodbye earlier than pursuing a training profession. Vogt, a World Sequence champion with the Braves final yr and a two-time All-Star with the A’s, will head into retirement after a 10-year profession.
Vogt had a big crew of household and associates already on the town Tuesday night time and was nonetheless working to accommodate ticket requests for his Wednesday.
He struck out as a pinch-hitter within the ninth.
UP NEXT
Angels RHP Ohtani (15-8, 2.35 ERA) takes the mound on the final day of the season needing one inning pitched to change into the primary participant to qualify as a league chief for each hitter and pitcher. It will likely be his fourth begin vs. the A’s this yr.
Oakland counters with LHP Ken Waldichuk (1-2, 6.18), who struck out a career-high eight batters in his earlier begin on Sept. 30 in Seattle.