If Pat Venditte’s relief appearance Saturday was his last appearance of the year for the A’s – and given that it was three innings in Oakland’s 13-inning, 7-5 win over Seattle it should be – then he’s going out on a major high note.
After a seven-year career in the minor leagues, Venditte made it to the big leagues with the A’s as baseball’s first full-time switch pitcher. And he went out on three perfect innings of relief, getting the win on Marcus Semien’s two-run homer in the 13th.