Jonah Heim's pinch-hit homer sparks A's comeback against Angels
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 20, 2026, 5:48 AM
Last updated Jun 20, 2026
The Oakland Athletics staged a dramatic comeback against the Los Angeles Angels, winning 12-11 in 10 innings on June 19. Pinch-hitter Jonah Heim hit a game-tying home run with two outs in the ninth after the A's trailed by seven runs. Zack Gelof began the rally with an RBI single in the sixth, and two-run homers followed from Jacob Wilson and Max Muncy. The game ended with Nick Kurtz drawing a bases-loaded walk to score the winning run. This marks the A's largest comeback win of the season and extends Gelof's hitting streak to 23 games, the longest active streak in the majors. J.T. Ginn is set to pitch for the A's in the next game of the series against an unannounced Angels starter.
- •A's rally from down seven runs
- •Heim homers in ninth to tie game
- •Kurtz wins it with a bases-loaded walk
- •Gelof extends hitting streak to 23 games
- •Next game features A's J.T. Ginn as starting pitcher
- 5:48 AMYahoo Sports — Heim's pinch-hit HR in 9th helps A's complete huge comeback for 12-11 win over Angels in 10 innings
"Pinch-hitter Jonah Heim launched a tying homer with two outs in the ninth and the Athletics allowed 11 straight runs before rallying from seven down to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 12-11 in 10 innings Friday night. Zack Gelof started the comeback with an RBI single in the sixth, and the A's got two-run homers from Jacob Wilson in the seventh, Max Muncy in the eighth and Heim in the ninth to tie it 11-all. Nick Kurtz walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th to force home the winning run.
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