Angels' Francisco Arcia Becomes First to Catch, Pitch, Homer in MLB Game

Arcia pitched the last two innings for Los Angeles, and then he homered in the ninth inning. The Angels lost by 18.

Angels catcher Francisco Arcia became the first player to catch, pitch and homer in an MLB game during Thursday's 21–3 loss to the Athletics.

Arcia pitched the last two innings for Los Angeles and then he homered in the ninth inning. He gave up four hits and three runs.

Arcia is batting .220 with five home runs and 19 RBIs. The 29-year-old rookie also pitched Aug. 11 in a 7–0 loss against the A's. He gave up one hit in the ninth inning.

The A's are now five games from clinching a playoff berth.