The Athletics made a late charge but dropped their series opener to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night in LA, dropping the first of three to their division rivals 7-4 in a lackluster effort from the last-place A’s.
The club is seeming to like this opener strategy. After not using an opener all season long manager Mark Kotsay has been going with it recently for some games, and did so again tonight to begin their series in LA against the rival Angels.
Right-hander Grant Holman got the call to open this game up. He had a perfect 1-2-3 bottom of the first, but he had a little bit of help from his center fielder Denzel Clarke when he made the most ridiculous catch you will see in your life:
THERE IS NO WAY pic.