OAKLAND, Calif. β Chase Silseth allowed one hit in six strong innings while becoming the first player from last year's draft to make his major league debut, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
An 11th-round draft pick by the Angels out of the University of Arizona last July, Silseth was still pitching in college for Arizona a year ago. He made eight appearances in the minors before getting called up from Double-A Rock City before the game to pitch for the big league club β five days before his 22nd birthday.
"Still speechless, still processing everything," Silseth said. "You totally dream of that phone call or the manager telling you that you're going up to the big leagues to start a game. When I was initially told, I got emotional.
"My uncle died this past fall and the last thing he said to me was, 'You're going to make it.' That was for him tonight."
Silseth (1-0) dazzled the A's with a fastball clocked at 98 mph and a steady sinker and slider that helped produce eight groundouts. The right-hander finished with four strikeouts and two walks during his 81-pitch outing, and allowed only one runner to reach second base.
"Great impression, but that's what he's been doing," Angels manager Joe Maddon said. "I've been hearing about this fella since spring training. That's no fluke. That kid's good. It looks like he's the kind of guy to give opportunity to."
Aaron Loup and Ryan Tepera each retired three batters. Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his eighth save to complete the two-hitter.
Anthony Rendon had two hits for the Angels. Andrew Velazquez added his second career home run.
Elvis Andrus had the A's only hit off Silseth with a leadoff single in the third, but was erased on a double play trying to advance to third on a fly out to left field. Andrus also singled in the eighth.
"The kid did a great job attacking us," A's manager Mark Kotsay said. "Life on his fastball, split was really good. His tempo was amazing. He had a plan and he was on the mound ready to go. You've got to tip your cap when you have a performance like that."
Oakland has lost seven straight at the Coliseum.
Rendon doubled off Daulton Jefferies in the fourth and scored when Brandon Marsh rolled a two-out single up the middle that just got past a diving Andrus and into center field.
Velazquez homered in the fifth.
Jefferies (1-6) allowed five hits and two runs in six innings. He's the first A's pitcher to lose six straight since Vin Mazzaro in 2009.
Andrew Nardi is the 34th Arizona Wildcat to make the big leagues since 2009. Here are all of them:
Andrew Nardi joins list of ex-Wildcats in the big leagues
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Andrew Nardi is a big-leaguer.
The former UA right-hander was called up to the big leagues on Sunday, becoming theΒ 34th ex-Wildcat to make the majors since 2009. He made his big-league debut Tuesday night for the Marlins.
Here's a look at the list:
Daniel Schlereth
Updated
Daniel Schlereth
Position: Relief pitcher
Big-league debut: May 29, 2009
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Ryan Perry
Updated
Ryan Perry
Position: Relief pitcher
Big-league debut: April 8, 2009
Team: Detroit Tigers
Brad Mills
Updated
Brad Mills
Position: Starting pitcher/relief pitcher
Big-league debut: June 18, 2009
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Mark Melancon
Updated
Mark Melancon
Position: Relief pitcher
Big-league debut: April 26, 2009
Team: New York Yankees
Trevor Crowe
Updated
Trevor Crowe
Position: Outfielder
Big-league debut: April 9, 2009
Team: Cleveland Indians
Konrad Schmidt
Updated
Konrad Schmidt
Position: Catcher
Big-league debut:Β Sept. 13, 2010
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Jason Donald
Updated
Jason Donald
Position: Shortstop
Big-league debut: May 18, 2010
Team: Cleveland Indians
Jordan Brown
Updated
Jordan Brown
Position: First base/outfield
Big-league debut: Aug. 1, 2010
Team: Cleveland Indians
Cory Burns
Updated
Cory Burns
Position: Relief pitcher
Big-league debut: Aug. 4, 2012
Team: San Diego Padres
Preston Guilmet
Updated
Preston Guilmet
Position:Β Relief pitcher
Big-league debut:Β July 10, 2013
Team: Cleveland Indians
Donn Roach
Updated
Donn Roach
Position:Β Starting pitcher/relief pitcher
Big-league debut:Β April 2, 2014
Team:Β San Diego Padres
Brad Glenn
Updated
Brad Glenn
Position:Β Outfielder
Big-league debut:Β June 27, 2014
Team:Β Toronto Blue Jays
Dan Butler
Updated
Dan Butler
Position:Β Catcher
Big-league debut:Β Aug. 10, 2014
Team:Β Boston Red Sox
Rob Refsnyder
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Rob Refsnyder
Position: Second base/outfield
Big-league debut:Β July 11, 2015
Team:Β New York Yankees
Jett Bandy
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Jett Bandy
Position: Catcher
Big-league debut:Β Sept. 14, 2015
Team:Β Los Angeles Angels
Joey Rickard
Updated
Joey Rickard
Position:Β Outfielder
Big-league debut:Β April 4, 2016
Team:Β Baltimore Orioles
Andy Burns
Updated
Andy Burns
Position: Infielder
Big-league debut:Β May 9, 2016
Team:Β Toronto Blue Jays
Alex Mejia
Updated
Alex Mejia
Position:Β Shortstop
Big-league debut:Β June 29, 2017
Team:Β St. Louis Cardinals
Willie Calhoun
Updated
Willie Calhoun
Position:Β Third baseman/outfielder/designated hitter
Big-league debut:Β Sept. 12, 2017
Team:Β Texas Rangers
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Updated
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Position:Β Starting pitcher
Big-league debut:Β July 23, 2018
Team:Β St. Louis Cardinals
Kevin Newman
Updated
Kevin Newman
Position:Β Shortstop
Big-league debut:Β Aug. 16, 2018
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Scott Kingery
Updated
Scott Kingery
Position: Infielder
Big-league debut: March 30, 2018
Team:Β Philadelphia Phillies
Johnny Field
Updated
Johnny Field
Position:Β Outfielder
Big-league debut:Β April 14, 2018
Team:Β Tampa Bay Rays
Brandon Dixon
Updated
Brandon Dixon
Position: Infielder/outfielder
Big-league debut:Β May 22, 2018
Team:Β Cincinnati Reds
Kevin Ginkel
Updated
Kevin Ginkel
Position:Β Relief pitcher
Big-league debut:Β Aug. 5, 2019
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Seth Mejias-Brean
Updated
Seth Mejias-Brean
Position:Β Infielder
Big-league debut:Β Sept. 4, 2019
Team:Β San Diego Padres
Bobby Dalbec
Updated
Bobby Dalbec
Position:Β Third base/first base/designated hitter