The Oakland Athletics complete a major comeback to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 12-11 in 10 innings on Friday night, despite trailing by seven runs. Jonah Heim delivers the key blow, hitting a pinch-hit, two-out home run in the top of the ninth to tie the game at 11 after the Athletics scored late to erase the deficit. Oakland’s rally begins in the sixth when Zack Gelof drives in a run with an RBI single. The Athletics then add power in the seventh and eighth innings, hitting two-run homers from Jacob Wilson in the seventh and Max Muncy in the eighth to reach the tying position. Heim’s ninth-inning homer forces the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, Nick Kurtz draws a walk with the bases loaded and drives in the winning run, giving Oakland the one-run victory.
Jonah Heim’s pinch-hit homer helps Athletics rally past Angels 12-11 in 10 innings
The Oakland Athletics complete a major comeback to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 12-11 in 10 innings on Friday night, despite trailing by seven runs. Jonah Heim delivers the key blow, hitting a pinch-...
- Oakland defeats the Los Angeles Angels 12-11 in 10 innings.
- The Athletics erase a seven-run deficit and score the late runs to tie the game.
- Jonah Heim hits a pinch-hit, two-out homer in the ninth to tie it 11-all.
- Zack Gelof provides an RBI single in the sixth; Jacob Wilson and Max Muncy hit two-run homers in the seventh and eighth.
- Nick Kurtz walks with the bases loaded in the 10th to score the winning run.
Pinch-hitter Jonah Heim launched a tying homer with two outs in the ninth and the Athletics allowed 11 straight runs before rallying from seven down to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 12-11 in 10 innings Friday night. Zack Gelof started the comeback with an RBI single in the sixth, and the A's got two-run homers from Jacob Wilson in the seventh, Max Muncy in the eighth and Heim in the ninth to tie it 11-all. Nick Kurtz walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th to force home the winning run.
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