He referenced his struggles with alcohol - which went along with depression - that led to his sobriety beginning almost three years ago in June 2020.īraves slugger Matt Olson hit his 17th homer in the eighth off Shintaro Fujinami. It's something I'll never forget,” said the former infielder, so thankful for “the outpour of support that I've gotten from old teammates and friends growing up in the Bay Area.” Just another moment for me to think back on later in life. “It was anything and everything being poured on me.
Pitching back home in the Bay Area after being acquired from Milwaukee in a May 17 trade, he fought the emotions of the moment - after cleaning up from a celebratory dousing, that is. Lucas Erceg (1-0) worked three shutout innings of hitless relief with four strikeouts for his first big league win. He also dealt with a blister - this after ending last season on the injured list because that same finger was inflamed with a torn flexor tendon sheath. Nice day.”īlackburn had been sidelined with a torn nail on the middle finger of his pitching hand. “We've been just needing that one little good swing, good play, good pitch,” Noda said. Oakland had more losses through 55 games than any other major league team since 1900. He allowed four hits and one run as the Athletics (11-45) won for only the second time in 16 games. In another comeback story, A’s right-hander Paul Blackburn came off the injured list to make his season debut, striking out six with a pair of walks over four innings. But to see the enthusiasm in the dugout, especially when Noda hits a three-run homer that puts us up, they kind of came alive and that was a good sign.” That was definitely something that weighed on the guys. “Obviously, ending the losing streak was big. Ryan Noda hit a three-run homer that spoiled Michael Soroka's long-awaited return to the majors from two separate tears of his right Achilles tendon, and the A's beat the NL East-leading Braves 7-2 Monday night to snap an 11-game losing streak with just their 11th win of the season. Gathered in the indoor batting cage hours before the game, manager Mark Kotsay talked to his Oakland Athletics players during an advance meeting about the Atlanta Braves and reiterated all the little things it would take to win a game.
Noda hits 3-run HR, A's spoil Soroka's return with 7-2 win over Braves to stop 11-game skid
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