Angels' Francisco Arcia makes history by catching, pitching, homering in same game

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia began the day behind the plate, did a brief stint on the mound and ended up in the major league record books. Arcia pitched two innings of relief and hit his sixth home run in the Angels' 21-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. In doing so, Arcia became the first player to catch, pitch and homer in the same game in the modern era (since 1900), according to Elias Sports Bureau. Informed by the Angels of his feat, Arcia said, "I'm pretty happy, I guess." Arcia, 29, was already in the record books after driving in 10 runs in his first two games after being called up from the minors on July 26. Arcia also became the first Angels position player to pitch since 1993, when he threw one scoreless frame against the A's on Aug. 11, but hadn't done much since. That changed Thursday when the Angels fell behind by double digits early. Manager Mike...

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