Montas Data 10 Ks as A’s Shut Out Angels – CBS San Francisco

July 30, 2021

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Montas Data 10 Ks as A’s Shut Out Angels – CBS San Francisco

ANAHEIM (AP) – Frankie Montas scored 10 in seven goalless innings and Oakland took advantage of some early bad decisions in Los Angeles in Starling Martes’ debut at the Athletics and defeated the Angels 4-0 on Thursday evening.

Marte, acquired in a trade this week by the Miami Marlins in exchange for left-handed Jesus Luzardo, walked 1 for 4 and scored in the first inning. The A’s scored three times with just one hit in the opening session.

Angel’s right-hander Dylan Bundy gave up three runs with just two hits but went four and hit a batter in 4 1/3 innings. Bundy (1-8) returned to rotation with Alex Cobb struggling with a blister on his right index finger.

Angels designate hitter Shohei Ohtani, who scored his 37th home run in MLB on Wednesday and went low in three of his previous four games, went three times and hit in four at-bats.

Montas (9-8) gave up three hits with three walks and had 10 strikeouts for the third time in his last four starts. The A’s won their second game in a row and their sixth straight win over the Angels.

A’s’ Mark Canha, left, celebrates with Ramon Laureano and Starling Marte, right, after Oakland ruled out the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim on July 29, 2021. (AP Photo / Kelvin Kuo)

Mark Canha was hit by a bundy pitch to open the game while Marte made his first record appearance with Oakland. A walk to see Matt Olson invited the bases before Jed Lowrie went out to meet Canha.

Ramon Laureano followed with a double-run double into the left field to give the A’s a 3-0 lead.

Oakland didn’t extend their lead until the seventh inning when Jose Quintana’s faulty pickoff throw at first base allowed Elvis Andrus to move home from third and take a 4-0 lead.

In his longest outing since moving to the bullpen, Quintana walked 2 1/3 innings with six strikeouts, including the first five batter he faced. Angel’s right-handed Austin Warren retired all four thugs he faced on his Major League debut.

Marte’s first hit with the A’s was a single in the fifth inning.

ARRIVAL GIFT

In his first game with the A’s, Marte got the start in midfield, while Laureano was moved to right field. Manager Bob Melvin said the decision wasn’t difficult.

“It wasn’t even a conversation with Ramon,” said Melvin. “Ramon actually came up to me and said, ‘Play this guy in midfield.’ That wasn’t an issue there. Everyone is just happy to have it. We want to make it as comfortable as possible for him. “

Laureano had made 75 of his 82 starts in the center before Thursday. Marte played all 63 of his games for the marlins in the center.

TRAINER ROOM

Angels: OF Mike Trout had a follow-up visit with a doctor this week after an MRI and all signs were positive, according to manager Joe Maddon. Trout, who has been out since May 17, ran bases twice last week but hasn’t tested his right calf trunk since then.

NEXT

The A’s will send right-hander Chris Bassitt (10-3, 3.46 ERA) up the hill on Friday, while the Angels will counter with Patrick Sandoval (3-4, 3.52) while the left-hander will return to the hill after his near no-hitter on Saturday in Minnesota.