Jul 19, 2024; Oakland, California, USA; Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Laneliers (23) celebrates after hitting a two-run residence run in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels within the sixth inning at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Obligatory Credit score: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports activities Max Schuemann, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers hit residence runs and the Oakland Athletics overcame an damage to debuting prospect Jacob Wilson to thump the visiting Los Angeles Angels 13-3 on Friday evening.
Wilson, a shortstop who was taken sixth total within the 2023 draft, singled in his first big-league plate look. It got here within the third inning off Angels starter Griffin Canning (3-10) because the groups opened a three-game sequence.
However the son of former main league shortstop Jack Wilson sustained a strained left hamstring whereas scoring from second base on Lawrence Butler’s triple two batters later and needed to be faraway from the sport.
Butler’s hit additionally scored Schuemann and erased a 1-0 deficit. It additionally received the A’s rolling towards their second straight double-digit scoring output. They bombed the Philadelphia Phillies 18-3 within the closing sport earlier than the All-Star break.
Schuemann, who moved from shortstop to 3rd base to make room for Wilson, had Oakland’s largest hit of the evening, a three-run homer in a four-run fourth. The burst got here Zach Neto’s hit thirteenth blast of the season had drawn the Angels even at 2-2 within the prime of the inning.
Schuemann added an RBI double in a seven-run sixth inning that broke the sport open. The homers by Bleday, his twelfth of the season, and Langeliers, his 18th, contributed two runs apiece to the rebellion.
Needing a triple to finish a cycle, Schuemann, batting ninth within the order, flied out to proper within the seventh to finish a 3-for-4 evening with three runs and 4 RBIs. The homer was his sixth of the yr.
JP Sears (7-7) benefitted from Oakland’s 14-hit assault, incomes the win regardless of permitting 9 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He managed to restrict the Angels to 3 runs (two earned) with 4 strikeouts and no walks.
Canning was pulled after 3 1/3 innings, charged with six runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out three.
Butler, Bleday and Miguel Andujar had two hits every and Seth Brown scored twice for the A’s, who improved to 4-0 at residence in opposition to the Angels this season.
Neto added two singles to his homer and scored twice for the Angels, who went into the break on a three-game profitable streak. Nolan Schanuel had a house run, his ninth, amongst two hits, whereas Kevin Pillar singled twice in Los Angeles’ nine-hit assault.
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