A’s Stephen Vogt Hits Homer in Final Game Before Retirement

Stephen Vogt (21) of the Oakland Athletics celebrates while trotting around the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels in the bottom of the seventh inning of the game at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2022. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images

OAKLAND, Calif.—Stephen Vogt homered in his final game before retirement and scored the first run on a sacrifice fly after Shohei Ohtani pitched no-hit ball into the fifth, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 3–2 on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

Ohtani (15–9) finished with a 2.33 ERA and 219 strikeouts in 166 innings, and he hit .273 with 34 homers and 95 RBIs. He became the first player to qualify as a batter and a pitcher since rules for qualification were adopted in 1950.