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Alonso flips script from goat to hero in A’s win
- Updated: August 5, 2016
ANAHEIM — The miscue at first base in the eighth inning was a big one.
The booming go-ahead RBI double in the 10th inning to right field was even bigger as the A’s beat the Angels, 8-6, on Thursday.
“To be honest I prayed to God that I would get an opportunity to redeem myself and help my team win,” Yonder Alonso said. “And I was fortunate to have that opportunity.”
Alonso was a goat in the eighth when he had trouble with a potential bases-loaded double-play ball. Johnny Giavotella smoked a grounder to Alonso which had a befuddling spin on it. The ball plopped out of Alonso’s glove and by the time he retrieved it and threw home to Bruce Maxwell, everyone was safe. That …
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