PHOENIX – On a day the A’s took an unconventional route to victory, their most unconventional of relievers earned his first major league win.
Pat Venditte wound up getting a beer shower as part of Oakland’s celebration of a 7-4 victory over Arizona in 11 innings. He pitched two scoreless innings to finish out a marathon game at Chase Field. With that, the first ambidextrous pitcher in baseball’s modern era walked away with his first big league win.
It was a reward worth eight years in the making, since the 30-year-old rookie first was drafted by the Yankees and began working his way through the minors way back in 2008.