{"id":731038,"date":"2026-06-20T16:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/731038\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:33:25","slug":"last-night-in-baseball-the-athletics-and-angels-had-a-wild-friday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/731038\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Night In Baseball: The Athletics And Angels Had A Wild Friday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is always baseball happening \u2014 almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.<\/p>\n

Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball:<\/p>\n

\"Athletics\"<\/a>Athletics Come Back From Down 7<\/p>\n

The Athletics and Angels had one wild Friday night. Through three innings, the A\u2019s were already up 4-0, but that\u2019s when Los Angeles began to take control. In the top of the fourth, first baseman Nolan Schanuel walked, then second baseman Oswald Peraza doubled. DH Christian Moore then hit a sac fly to put the Angels on the board, and with two outs third baseman Denzer Guzman went yard to make it 4-3, A\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Catcher Logan O\u2019Hoppe would keep it going with a walk, then left fielder Wade Meckler would draw his own free pass. That meant two on for center fielder Jose Siri, who would blast a three-run homer that gave the Angels a 6-4 lead and knocked starter Jeffrey Springs out of the game.<\/p>\n

Shortstop Zach Neto would then make it 7-4 with a homer off new pitcher Justin Sterner, and in the next inning, O\u2019Hoppe would go yard with a three-run shot; 10-4, Angels. Schanuel would hit\u00a0another homer for Los Angeles, a solo dinger, and that\u2019s how far the Angels got before the A\u2019s were able to answer at all.<\/p>\n

When the Athletics\u00a0did answer, though, it came loud and clear. One run in the sixth, then two in the seventh and eighth each \u2014 the lead had been cut to 11-9 by the ninth. Sam Bachman came on in relief of Chase Silseth, who in the eighth had allowed a home run to third baseman Max Muncy \u2014 who had entered as a pinch-hitter earlier \u2014 to make it 11-9 in the first place. Bachman\u2019s luck was not much better. He got catcher Shea Langeliers out to start the inning, but then left fielder Tyler Soderstrom doubled. Shortstop Jacob Wilson grounded out, giving the Angels a chance to win it here and stifle the comeback attempt. Instead, Jonah Heim came on as a pinch-hitter, saw a 99.2 mph sinker middle-middle and launched it into the right field stands.<\/p>\n

In the top of the 10th, the Angels had a chance to score the go-ahead run, erasing the A\u2019s seven-run comeback, if only temporarily. Muncy came up big again, however, this time defensively: he corralled an O\u2019Hopper at third and got the throw to home calmly and accurately, allowing Langeliers to take Christian Moore out with time to spare and keep the game tied.<\/p>\n

And that made room for the ultimate indignity in the bottom of the 10th. Kirby Yates replaced Bachman on the mound, and he walked center fielder Henry Bolte to put two on. Zach Gelof, who had shifted to second base defensively earlier in the game, was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Samy Natera Jr. relieved Yates to stop what was happening from happening, but he could not.<\/p>\n

A literal walk-off to end things \u2014 the A\u2019s scored eight unanswered runs, most on big bops, but the final one was a pleasant 90-foot stroll. This was a significant win for the A\u2019s in other ways, too: they are back at .500 on the season, and with the Mariners losing, they now just sit half-a-game out of first in the AL West.<\/p>\n

\"Athletics\"<\/a>Now That\u2019s A Hot Mic<\/p>\n

Much, much earlier in the A\u2019s-Angels tilt, Athletics\u2019 manager Mark Kotsay was thrown out for arguing balls and strikes. Most of the arguing happened\u00a0after the ejection, however: Kotsay was incensed about being tossed for commenting on the accuracy of home plate umpire Dan Merzel from the dugout. The broadcast did not hide the audio on Kotsay\u2019s mic. Good morning, its expletives.<\/p>\n

Kotsay does have a point, though: managers can\u2019t call for a challenge, and he felt low strikes were being called \u2014 four of them, by his count, at this early juncture of the game. He doesn\u2019t really have a recourse here, and risking potentially limited ABS challenges this early on could have negative consequences later on should it turn out the ump is correct. ABS is working splendidly so far, but Kotsay seemed to mostly be calling for better calls so that ABS wouldn\u2019t\u00a0need to be leaned on.<\/p>\n

\"Los<\/a>Dodgers Rally in The 9th<\/p>\n

The A\u2019s weren\u2019t the only ones with a ninth-inning comeback that led to a win. The Dodgers had to fight back against the Orioles, as Baltimore itself evened things up at 3-3 in the sixth inning thanks to back-to-back homers from shortstop Gunnar Henderson and first baseman Pete Alonso\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026and then Leody Taveras made a catch in right field to end the bottom of the sixth that robbed the Dodgers of a likely run.<\/p>\n

To make matters worse, the Orioles then scored two more runs in the top of the seventh, when left fielder Jeremiah Jackson singled in Colton Cowser and Coby Mayo. The Dodgers finally responded in the bottom of the ninth, however. Ryan Helsley came on in relief, and while he retired first baseman Freddie Freeman to start the inning, shortstop Mookie Betts cut the lead in half with a 378-foot solo shot to left.<\/p>\n

Third baseman Max Muncy \u2014 no, no, the other third baseman Max Muncy \u2014 would then walk and be replaced with pinch-runner Alex Call. DH Ryan Ward would walk following the second out of the inning, and, down to the Dodgers\u2019 last strike, catcher Dalton Rushing would deliver.<\/p>\n

It should have just been tied 5-5, but right fielder Tyler O\u2019Neill uncorked a throw that didn\u2019t reach the plate with the accuracy it needed \u2014 the ball got away from backstop Samuel Basallo, O\u2019Neill was charged with an error, and Ward would continue sprinting from third to score the winning run.<\/p>\n

\"Los<\/a>By A Fingernail<\/p>\n

Also wild is that that error and the second run might not have mattered in the end, or even happened at all, if not for a play much earlier in the game. Check out this incredible slide, in which it\u2019s a race between the tip of Basallo\u2019s glove and the tips of second baseman Alex Freeland\u2019s fingers.<\/p>\n

The replay shows just how ridiculously close the play was \u2014 it\u2019s incredible that home plate ump Nestor Ceja got it right the first time, because all those angles look plenty controversial.<\/p>\n

\"Kansas<\/a>With The Assist!<\/p>\n

A play so good by the Royals\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026you have to watch it from more than one angle.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s Royals\u2019 second baseman Michael Massey making a sliding catch over by shortstop, realizing he can\u2019t get up to make the throw to first and hucking the ball over to Tyler Tolbert, who\u00a0does\u00a0make the throw and gets backstop Iv\u00e1n Herrera in time. Even better, this was done in the absence of starting shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who suffered an MCL sprain and has avoided the IL for now, but couldn\u2019t avoid sitting out at least a couple of games.<\/p>\n

What a beauty. When a double-play combo can speak without speaking like this, that\u2019s just some great baseball. Kansas City would end up defeating the Cardinals by the narrow score of 6-5, too, making a play like this even more important in hindsight.<\/p>\n

\"Atlanta<\/a>The Braves Beat Miz<\/p>\n

Brewers\u2019 ace Jacob Misiorowski allowed just one run total over his previous eight starts, resulting in the lowest eight-start ERA \u2014 0.17 \u2014 since it became an official stat back in 1913, per\u00a0MLB<\/a>. To be blunter: no one had ever been as good over an eight-start period as what Miz just did from May 1 through June 12. In addition to the 0.17 ERA, Misiorowski struck out 80 batters against nine walks in 54 \u2153 innings while allowing just 19 hits\u2026 only one of them for extra bases.<\/p>\n

And yet, this is baseball we\u2019re talking about, and baseball does what it wants. So not only did the Braves score a run against Misiorowski on Friday night in their series opener against the Brewers, but Milwaukee\u2019s 6-foot-7 wonder actually gave up two of them. Or, more than he had allowed over his last month-and-a-half of work. When can two runs be both a lot of runs and not a lot at all? When it\u2019s Miz allowing them.<\/p>\n

Center fielder Mauricio Dub\u00f3n was responsible for both runs, driving in Jorge Mateo and Ozzie Albies on a single in the sixth inning. That put Atlanta up, 2-1, and also effectively ended Misiorowski\u2019s night, as he wouldn\u2019t come back out for the seventh. Abner Uribe came on in relief and gave up what ended up being the game-winning homer to Mike Yastrzemski, his fourth of the year, to give the Braves a 3-1 lead. Milwaukee would score one more, but it wasn\u2019t enough, and the Braves took game one of this series between two of the league\u2019s best \u2014 and despite Miz standing in the way, to boot.<\/p>\n

\"Arizona<\/a>Carroll Ties Franchise Record<\/p>\n

Corbin Carroll hits triples. Lots of triples. In fact, his latest \u2014 No. 52 in his career \u2014 tied him for the most in Diamondbacks\u2019 history, with former shortstop Stephen Drew.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t just an Arizona-specific skill, however. Carroll led the National League in triples in 2023, then MLB as a whole in each of the past two seasons. Through June 19, he has nine, once again leading the majors \u2014 and his next will give him sole possession of the D-backs\u2019 leaderboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This really was Carroll\u2019s game to shine, too. He was 3-for-4 with four RBIs, a run and a walk against the Twins on Friday, with one of those other two hits a double. Plus, check out this grab he made in right.<\/p>\n

Carroll is one of the best players in the league, an offensive force batting .283\/.371\/.554 who has also improved defensively over the past couple of years. He\u2019s just a lot of fun to watch, and here his performance proved to be the difference in a 9-5 dub for Arizona over Minnesota.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>Schlittler Set A New Career-High<\/p>\n

Cam Schlittler is leading the Yankees\u2019 rotation, as well as the American League in ERA. After limiting the Reds to four baserunners and no runs on Friday, Schlittler\u2019s ERA is down to 1.71, and he\u2019s leading the junior circuit in innings with 95, as well. While he\u2019s not first in strikeouts, he did cross the 100-whiff threshold last night, punching out 13 Reds to set a new career-best in what proved to be a 5-0 W for New York.<\/p>\n

A dominating performance, and one that has helped the Yankees weather waiting for Gerrit Cole to return from Tommy John surgery, as well as the loss of Max Fried. Cole is back and pitching well, but Fried has been gone for over a month now \u2014 Schlittler, though, is doing more than just making up for Fried\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

\"Boston<\/a>Suarez Takes No-No Into 7th<\/p>\n

The Red Sox went on the road for a weekend series in Seattle, and given how poorly the team has played at Fenway this season \u2014 just 12-25, to save you the time of looking it up \u2014 getting away couldn\u2019t hurt. And so far, so good on that hypothesis. Offseason acquisition Ranger Suarez was shoving against the Mariners, as he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before finally losing it.<\/p>\n

Suarez was pulled after 6 \u2154 innings \u2014 no-hitter or no, he was at 94 pitches, so he was potentially not long for the game at that point, anyway. Before exiting, however, he held the M\u2019s to a single hit, walked three and struck out five. His ERA for the season is now 2.93, as well: plenty hasn\u2019t been working for the Red Sox this season, but Suarez has not been part of the problem. Boston picked up the win, which makes life more difficult for the Mariners, as their slim lead over the A\u2019s in the AL West shrunk another game.<\/p>\n

\"Detroit<\/a>A Family Affair<\/p>\n

Trei Cruz debuted for the Tigers and in the majors on Friday night, and if you don\u2019t know the history there, you might have missed what\u2019s the occasion, considering he didn\u2019t have a hit or walk or even make a play in the field in a 4-3 Detroit win over the White Sox. The reason is that the 28-year-old outfielder is the son of former MLB outfielder Jos\u00e9 Cruz Jr., a 12-year veteran who played for the Mariners and Blue Jays, among others. And Cruz Jr. is the son of Jos\u00e9 Cruz\u00a0Sr., who had his own 19-year career in the bigs primarily with the Astros.<\/p>\n

Both were in attendance to see Trei Cruz make it to the majors on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Trei Cruz makes this family the fifth in MLB history to have three generations of players in it. The others? The Bells (Gus, Buddy, and brothers David and Mike), the Hairstons (Sam, Jerry, and brothers Jerry Jr. and Scott), the Boones (Ray, Bob, and brothers Bret and Aaron) and the Colemans (Joe, Joe and Casey).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is always baseball happening \u2014 almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don’t worry,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":731039,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2404],"tags":[146,22,4314,537,46,5,48,53,38,55,57,19,4,62],"class_list":["post-731038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-arizona","tag-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-arizonadiamondbacks","tag-athletics","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-baseball","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-diamondbacks","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-mlb","tag-new-york-yankees"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116783402796867945","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}