OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers drew a bases-loaded walk within the tenth inning, sending the Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Tuesday evening.
“Those are the moments you practice for right there,” Langeliers said. “All the hard work you do goes in, and it shows up when you need it right there.”
A.J. Puk (4-3) pitched a scoreless tenth for the victory.
Ryan Tepera (5-4) pitched the 9th ahead of faltering within the tenth. Tony Kemp reached on a grounder and Sean Murphy singled. Tepera deliberately walked Seth Brown to deliver up the rookie Langeliers.
A’s left-hander Cole Irvin and Angels starter Michael Lorenzen dueled via six scoreless innings ahead of the bullpens took over.
Brown broke up the scoreless sport with an RBI unmarried within the 8th after Kemp began the rally with a leadoff double in opposition to Andrew Wantz.
Oakland made it a distinct evening for retiring catcher Kurt Suzuki, who stuck one pitch for the Angels ahead of supervisor Phil Nevin despatched him out in taste.
“Framed that pitch like a champ,” Suzuki cracked with a grin later on.
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 house crowd in most probably his ultimate look.
“That was a pretty special moment, walked onto the field for the last time, caught my last pitch,” Suzuki said. “Kind of crazy. It hasn’t really set in yet. … It’s just been a whirlwind few days at home then yesterday and today. It’s kind of crazy I have one more game ever to put on a uniform for anything.”
Tyler Cyr allowed a unmarried to Mike Trout within the 8th however struck out two, together with Shohei Ohtani — who used to be set to make his ultimate get started Wednesday.
Trout additionally doubled to steer off the 6th inning, however that used to be squandered via the Angels, who had their seven-game profitable streak snapped in Monday’s 5-4 loss to the last-place A’s.
“Things may go awry, but you have to keep your composure, and we saw that tonight,” A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay mentioned. “We attempted a number of techniques, other ways, to provide the sport away in that 9th inning. We were given sloppy defensively.”
Domingo Acevedo blew the save after giving up a leadoff unmarried to Liván Soto, who then complex to 3rd on errant throws from left fielder Brown and Acevedo. Matt Duffy then hit an RBI unmarried to tie it.
“They kind of handed us that run to tie the game, but we had our chances before that certainly,” Nevin mentioned.
SUZUKI HONORED
Suzuki’s former membership venerated him in a rite forward of the most probably ultimate get started of his profession. Draped in leis, Suzuki won a commemorative house plate and a bottle of wine from Kotsay and normal supervisor David Forst.
Suzuki, who began and likewise celebrated his thirty ninth birthday, is retiring after 16 primary league seasons. Oakland’s second-round draft pick of Cal State Fullerton in 2004, Suzuki spent 2007 via a part of 2012 with the A’s, then returned for a moment stint in Oakland in ’13.
“This is where I started,” he mentioned.
ANOTHER RETIRING CATCHER
Veteran catcher Stephen Vogt is scheduled to start out Wednesday’s season finale in his on-field good-bye ahead of pursuing a training profession. Vogt, a World Series champion with the Braves final 12 months and a two-time All-Star with the A’s, will head into retirement after a 10-year profession.
Suzuki could not wait to observe it — he and Vogt performed in combination at the A’s and stay shut pals.
“Everything that is going to happen for him tomorrow is well-deserved, one of the best teammates I’ve ever had,” Suzuki mentioned.
Vogt had a big group of friends and family already on the town Tuesday evening and used to be nonetheless operating to house price tag requests for his Wednesday.
He struck out as a pinch-hitter within the 9th.
UP NEXT
Angels RHP Ohtani (15-8, 2.35 ERA) takes the mound at the final day of the season wanting one inning pitched to turn into the primary participant to qualify as a league chief for each hitter and pitcher. It shall be his fourth get started vs. the A’s this 12 months.
Oakland counters with LHP Ken Waldichuk (1-2, 6.18), who struck out a career-high 8 batters in his earlier get started Sept. 30 in Seattle.
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