The Athletics introduced themselves to their new home in one of the most epic games in baseball this season.
Unfortunately for fans in Las Vegas, the home team came out on the losing end.
The A’s lost 15-14 in a 12-inning instant classic to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday at Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.
The 29 combined runs were the most in an MLB game this season, as were the 11 home runs.
The A’s led 8-3 after three innings and 10-7 after 7 but the Brewers forced extras with a run in the eighth and two more in the ninth. In the 10th inning, Milwaukee scored four times — including a three-run homer from William Contreras — and appeared to be in control but back-to-back home runs from Nick Kurtz and a pinch-hitting Jonah Heim tied the game at 14.
The Brewers ultimately scratched another run across in the 12th inning and held on for the win.
The game was the first of six games for the A’s this week in Vegas, three against the Brewers, followed by three against the Rockies. The A’s are expected to move into a new ballpark currently being built on the Las Vegas Strip for the 2028 season.
