PROGRAMMING NOTE: NBC Sports California is looking back at the 50 most memorable A's plays since the franchise relocated to Oakland in 1968. Below are the next two plays you can vote on. Tune into A's Pregame Live tonight at 6:30pm to watch highlights of the two moments. After the Angels and A's conclude, tune into A's Postgame Live to see which play will move on to the next round!
1. Brandon Moss 2-run walk-off HR in 19th inning against Angels (defeated 'First game in Oakland' on Tuesday)
(From Ben Ross)
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It started out like any other game on a Monday night. Dan Straily threw the first pitch to Peter Bourjos at 7:09 p.m. The game's final pitch would not be hurled for another six hours and 32 minutes.
At 1:41 a.m. Tuesday, Brandon Moss blasted a two-run home run off Barry Enright in the bottom of the 19th inning, ending the longest game in A's history, a 10-8 victory over the Angels. The game featured 16 different pitchers and 597 pitches.
The Angels took a 7-2 lead into the eighth inning, but the A's rallied for four runs in the eighth and one in the ninth to force extra innings. The teams exchanged runs in the 15th inning to make it 8-8. It would stay that way until the bottom of the 19th, when Moss belted his second home run of the game to finally send everyone home.
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2. Mark Kotsay's inside-the-park home in Game 2 of the 2006 ALDS against the Twins
(From Mark Kotsay)
Oakland Athletics
"The game was tied 2-2 with two outs in the 7th. Jason Kendall was on 1st, and the Twins brought a lefty, Dennys Reyes, in from the 'pen to face me. In today’s game, it would be a perfect chance to pinch-hit, but (A's manager Ken) Macha left me in to hit. Walking to the plate, I was thinking, "you have to stay on the slider.”
I got the slider and drilled it to center. I remember watching it leave the bat knuckling, and I thought if Torii (Hunter) dives and misses, I’ve got to score. 'Run Run Run' was all I thought as it got by, and when I saw (A's third base coach Ron Washington) waving me I thought 's--- I better make it!' Sliding in safely with Kendall grabbing me, I was completely gassed but pumped out of my mind. We went on to win which was awesome.
Looking back, that stands as one of the best moments in my career, especially because it took place in an Oakland A’s uniform in a year that we believed in each other."
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