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Monday 23 July 2018

Familia gets win as A’s beat Giants 6-5 in 10 innings

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN I’m super excited to have
Associated Press him.”
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An All-Star in 2016, Familia
Jeurys Familia had a diffi- was 4-4 with a 2.88 ERA and
cult time leaving New York, 17 saves in 21 chances with
having spent his entire ma- the Mets.
jor league career with the The 28-year-old right-hand-
Mets. er has struck out 44 and
A win in his Oakland debut walked 14 in 41 appear-
made the transition a little ances covering 42 2/3 in-
easier. nings with New York and
Familia pitched two score- Oakland this season.
less innings, Marcus Semien Leaving the Mets was hard
scored from second base for Familia, but not unex-
on Matt Chapman’s infield pected.
chopper in the 10th, and “I spent 11 years there, six
the Athletics beat the San years in the big leagues,”
Francisco Giants 6-5 on Familia said.
Sunday. “It was really tough to say
“I felt good,” Familia said goodbye to some of those
through a translator. “I ob- guys. I was prepared men-
viously wasn’t used the last tally. It was tough but I also
couple days but I felt really knew that it was coming.”
comfortable about com- Familia had 123 saves with
ing in and doing the job the Mets.
today.” In Oakland, he will split clos-
Familia was acquired Sat- ing duties with All-Star Blake
urday in a trade for two Treinen.
minor leaguers and $1 mil- Treinen was unavailable
lion in international signing Sunday after throwing 40 Oakland Athletics pitcher Jeurys Familia works against the San Francisco Giants in the ninth inning
bonus pool allotment. The pitches on Saturday. of a baseball game Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Oakland, Calif.
reliever arrived in Oakland “What a great first look,” Associated Press
about an hour before the A’s manager Bob Melvin in the 10th and advanced caused me to miss it. I think Francisco reliever Yusmeiro
game after catching a 7 said. to second on Stephen Pis- it did end up hitting my Petit in the eighth.
a.m. flight. “When you come to a new cotty’s deep flyout to cen- foot.” TRAINER’S ROOM
Familia (5-4) allowed a team first impressions are ter. After Davis was walked Andrew McCutchen hom- Giants: 2B Joe Panik (groin)
leadoff single to Austin important and when you intentionally and Olson flew ered for San Francisco. Aus- ran before the game.
Slater in the ninth, and then pitch the way he did, it out, Chapman drove in tin Slater collected three Athletics: All-Star 2B Jed
retired his next five batters. makes you feel like part of Semien with an infield sin- hits, Pablo Sandoval had Lowrie was given the day
Alen Hanson bounced into the team very quickly.” gle that bounced just past a pinch-hit, two-run single off after getting hit by a
an inning-ending double Khris Davis and Matt Olson All-Star shortstop Brandon and Nick Hundley added pitch and fouling a ball off
play in the ninth. each homered twice to Crawford into left field. two hits and scored twice. his body near the same
“Unbelievable,” A’s starter help the A’s win the inau- “It was a high enough hop San Francisco didn’t have a area Saturday.
Sean Manaea said. “I re- gural Bay Bridge series tro- that I thought I could get baserunner until the fifth in- ... OF Chad Pinder is nurs-
member watching him in phy before a third consec- on the first big hop,” Craw- ning and trailed 4-1 before ing a sore wrist and thumb
the World Series a couple utive sellout crowd at the ford said. scoring three in the seventh after stumbling over the leg
years ago and then watch- Coliseum. “But it came down a lot and one in the eighth. of Giants infielder Hanson
ing him on TV today, his Semien drew a leadoff steeper than I thought it McCutchen homered on a and falling hard to the turf
stuff’s nasty. walk against Ty Blach (6-6) was going to. That’s what 3-2 pitch from former San a day earlier. q

Syndergaard to DL again with

hand, foot and mouth disease

By MIKE FITZPATRICK during the All-Star break Callaway and assistant
AP Baseball Writer last week. general manager John
NEW YORK (AP) — In the Mets manager Mickey Cal- Ricco say it’s possible the
latest bizarre medical de- laway says that probably right-hander will miss only
velopment for the baffling explains why Syndergaard one turn in the rotation this
New York Mets, ace pitcher weakened and his veloc- time while allowing the vi-
Noah Syndergaard is head- ity decreased during Friday rus to run its course.
ed back to the 10-day dis- night’s victory at Yankee The news comes two days
abled list after contracting Stadium. after a startling health rev-
hand, foot and mouth dis- Syndergaard just returned elation from slugger Yoe-
ease. The team believes it’s from the DL on July 13 af- nis Cespedes, who said
likely Syndergaard caught ter sitting out more than six he might need surgery on
New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard delivers the contagious virus when weeks with a strained liga- both heels that would re-
against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a he made an appearance ment in his right index fin- quire an eight-to-10-month
baseball game Friday, July 20, 2018, in New York.
Associated Press at a baseball camp for kids ger. recovery.q