Way To Go Mike!

[HarthorneWingo]

Our boy Mike Piazza hit his first home run for Oakland tonight. I hope he has a great year.

April 6, 2007

AP - Apr 6, 12:15 am EDT
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Mike Piazza hit his first home run as a full-time designated hitter, connecting against Francisco Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Oakland Athletics over the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 Thursday night.

Piazza, who has hit the most home runs as a catcher in major league history, drove a 1-1 pitch just to the right of dead center field for his first homer in 22 career at-bats at Angel Stadium.

Before the game, Rodriguez (0-1) had to respond to reporters' questions about a smudge on the bill of his cap that a blogger spotted. But Major League Baseball would not confirm if any complaints were filed by the Texas Rangers, who faced him twice during the Angels' season-opening three-game sweep.

Kiko Calero (1-1) recorded one out to get the win and Huston Street got three outs for his first save. He had a career-high 37 last year.

Vladimir Guerrero and Garret Anderson hit consecutive solo homers in the fourth for the Angels, who finished second behind Oakland in th