The A's made a furious last at bat rally Tuesday in search of their first win, but in the end fell a couple feet short. Katy Nelson, the potential tying run, was tagged out as she came to the plate in a close call that had A's fans' hearts in their throats. The fact that the A's cames so close was nothing short of shocking.
The A's, as usual, came out sloppy, giving up a huge 7 runs in the top of the first. Determined to make a game of it, they answered back quickly with 4 of their own highlighted by the Puma's first homerun of the season. Unfortunately, the defense stayed porous, giving up 4 more runs in the second, and four in the third. Down 15-5, the A's battled back once more. They sent 10 batters to the plate (including Ian who went 4 for 4) and scored five on the strength of back to back homeruns from Matt and Charlie. The three homers are encouraging, as the team had only two all season coming into the game.
In the 4th, the A's made a defensive shift, and sent the nauseous Charlie Mitchell in to play shortstop, and put rookie ace Katy on the mound. The A's gave up no runs, and looked prime to get back in the game. Then the bats went quiet, and the A's were shutout. Undeterred, the A's gave up only one in the fifth, but still couldn't score. Still fighting, the A's gave up none in the sixth, with Mitchell making all three putouts, but still couldn't score. Heads hung a little bit when the Grunley Way opened the 7th with a solo homer, though the extra run seemed to mean little as the lead was 18-10.
Then the A's made their stand. Mitchell exhorted Ass Manager and Futo Maki to be table setters. The set a formal dinner, both reaching base to get us to the top of the order. Then the hit parade continued. Double by Berg, 18-11. Then one out. Single by Lane, 18-12. Single by Young William, 18-14. Single by Matt, 18-15. Single by Charlie, 18-16. Single by Katy. Sac fly from Sparapani, 18-17, two outs. Single by Ian, Katy moves to third. Sneaky Pete came up with A's nation holding its collective breath. She grounded to the pitcher, hope lost. Wait She's bobbling it! Katy is steaming home from third. The pitcher picks it up and throws home, with the catcher just tagging Katy before she crosses the plate. A's lose 18-17.
It was a heck of a rally, and the first reason for optimism all season. The A's try to break in to the win column against old foe Pew's Your Daddy. Pew is sitting in second place, while the A's are down around 50th. An upset sure would be sweet.
The A's, as usual, came out sloppy, giving up a huge 7 runs in the top of the first. Determined to make a game of it, they answered back quickly with 4 of their own highlighted by the Puma's first homerun of the season. Unfortunately, the defense stayed porous, giving up 4 more runs in the second, and four in the third. Down 15-5, the A's battled back once more. They sent 10 batters to the plate (including Ian who went 4 for 4) and scored five on the strength of back to back homeruns from Matt and Charlie. The three homers are encouraging, as the team had only two all season coming into the game.
In the 4th, the A's made a defensive shift, and sent the nauseous Charlie Mitchell in to play shortstop, and put rookie ace Katy on the mound. The A's gave up no runs, and looked prime to get back in the game. Then the bats went quiet, and the A's were shutout. Undeterred, the A's gave up only one in the fifth, but still couldn't score. Still fighting, the A's gave up none in the sixth, with Mitchell making all three putouts, but still couldn't score. Heads hung a little bit when the Grunley Way opened the 7th with a solo homer, though the extra run seemed to mean little as the lead was 18-10.
Then the A's made their stand. Mitchell exhorted Ass Manager and Futo Maki to be table setters. The set a formal dinner, both reaching base to get us to the top of the order. Then the hit parade continued. Double by Berg, 18-11. Then one out. Single by Lane, 18-12. Single by Young William, 18-14. Single by Matt, 18-15. Single by Charlie, 18-16. Single by Katy. Sac fly from Sparapani, 18-17, two outs. Single by Ian, Katy moves to third. Sneaky Pete came up with A's nation holding its collective breath. She grounded to the pitcher, hope lost. Wait She's bobbling it! Katy is steaming home from third. The pitcher picks it up and throws home, with the catcher just tagging Katy before she crosses the plate. A's lose 18-17.
It was a heck of a rally, and the first reason for optimism all season. The A's try to break in to the win column against old foe Pew's Your Daddy. Pew is sitting in second place, while the A's are down around 50th. An upset sure would be sweet.
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