Shohei Ohtani navigated through the bags and boxes strewn across the Los Angeles Angels' clubhouse after their season finale, exchanging hugs and memorabilia signatures with his teammates while they all packed up for the winter. Everybody in the building knew this might be Ohtani's final game day with this team after six unprecedented years, and the uncertainty over their beloved two-way superstar looms above every other question hanging over the Halos. Brandon Drury homered twice, doubled and drove in three runs, and the Angels wrapped up their eighth consecutive losing season with a 7-3 victory over the major league-worst Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Eduardo Rodriguez threw seven scoreless innings to end Detroit’s two-game losing streak, and the Tigers beat the last-placed Athletics 2-0 in Oakland’s last home game on Sunday. Spencer Torkelson had two hits and drove in the only runs in the game with a two-run single in the third, helping Detroit finish 6-4 on its final road trip of the season. “We weren’t perfect today offensively, but when you have Eduardo going and you have a game like today where he's in charge, it’s a high likelihood you’
Eduardo Rodriguez threw seven scoreless innings to end Detroit’s two-game losing streak, and the Tigers beat the last-placed Athletics 2-0 in Oakland’s last home game on Sunday. Spencer Torkelson had two hits and drove in the only runs in the game with a two-run single in the third, helping Detroit finish 6-4 on its final road trip of the season. “We weren’t perfect today offensively, but when you have Eduardo going and you have a game like today where he's in charge, it’s a high likelihood you’re going to win,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said.
Joe Boyle had five strikeouts in six innings for his first career win, Esteury Ruiz hit a two-run home run, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Saturday. A fifth-round draft pick by Cincinnati in 2020 who was acquired from the Reds at the trade deadline, Boyle (1-0) was mostly crisp in his second start in the majors. The rookie allowed five hits, pitched around traffic in each of the first six innings and gave up an unearned run in the third, the only runner Boyle allowed past second base.
Mariners rookie Bryan Woo had six strikeouts over five spotless innings in a successful homecoming, and Seattle pulled even for the third AL wild card by beating the last-place Oakland Athletics 5-0 on Monday night. José Caballero homered for the first time in two months, and J.P. Crawford walked three times and delivered an RBI single to help the Mariners win the opener of their final road trip. Seattle moved into a tie with skidding Texas for the final American League playoff berth.