OAKLAND -- For A's rookie reliever Michael Brady, getting to pitch in a Major League game was a "surreal" experience.
"It was strange. I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be," said Brady, who tossed an inning in Tuesday's loss to the Astros. "I was just focused on what I was going to do, and throw some decent pitches up there. Obviously, I think I was a little more nervous than I realized, and I was a little more wild than usual."
Brady gave up a leadoff homer to Carlos Beltran in the ninth, but did not allow another hit, getting two popouts and seeing catcher Josh Phegley catch a runner stealing after a hit by pitch.