The Oakland A's added a new first to the franchise's long history
The Minnesota Twins held a 5-4 lead in the top of the eighth and were threatening for more with runners on the corners and two down. After back-to-back hits off Lucas Erceg, A's manager Mark Kotsay decided to go to his bullpen to bring in Sean Newcomb, who made history.
Sean Newcomb is the first pitcher in Athletics history to be credited with a win without facing a batterFor reference, there have been 24 perfect games in MLB history and that is one of the rarest feats that can be achieved on a diamond. Newcomb's two-pitch outing wasn't nearly as taxing, but is nearly as rare.
The A's catcher said after his latest heroic feat, "I was just trying to shrink my zone as much as possible and get a pitch I could my A swing on. Against a guy like , I have to be aggressive early. Can't give him two strikes."
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