OAKLAND -- A's manager Bob Melvin said Jharel Cotton got "everyone's attention" while coming one out shy of a perfect game in just his second outing with Triple-A Nashville.
About a month later, Cotton, who was acquired from the Dodgers before the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline, continued to wow both the A's organization and its fans during his Major League debut, allowing just one earned run in 6 1/3 innings of a 4-1 win over the Angels at the Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon.
The performance prompted Cotton's new teammates in the infield to all congratulate him as Melvin took the ball from him in the seventh, paving the way for Oakland's fans to give him a warm standing ovation as he walked back to the dugout.