PHILADELPHIA — Old-school Daniel Mengden pitched like an old-time ace.
Mengden was dominant in a two-hitter, Matt Olson and Matt Joyce each hit two-run homers and the A’s beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Friday night.
“It felt great,” Mengden said. “We dream about doing it since we’re little and coming all the way up and doing it is a great feeling.”
Mengden (1-1) struck out seven and walked none to record his first career shutout in his 18th start. J.P Crawford had both hits off Mengden.
Using a herky-jerky delivery and wearing a handlebar mustache, Mengden kept the Phillies off-balance with a heavy dose of offspeed pitches and low 90s fastballs.