OAKLAND — For a guy who felt butterflies in his stomach during a shaky warm-up session Wednesday, Jharel Cotton had a funny way of showing it once the top of the first began.
The rookie was the picture of poise during an impressive major league debut, throwing 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball as the A’s beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on a gorgeous afternoon at the Coliseum.
Cotton showed everything the A’s hoped he would — an excellent assortment of pitches that allowed him to change speeds, move the ball around the strike zone and generally keep the Angels flummoxed.