Athletics' Melvin calls switch-pitcher Venditte's 1st win 'best moment of his career'

Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte picked up his first career victory as the Oakland Athletics beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 in extra innings after inducing a Paul Goldschmidt flyout to end the game.

Venditte, the first major-leaguer to throw regularly with both arms since the 19th century, pitched the 10th and 11th innings, giving up one hit and picking up a strikeout.

He told reporters that he is sure the win would sink in on the team's flight back to Oakland and that he would give the game-winning ball to his father, Pat Sr., who began teaching him to pitch with both arms when Pat Jr. was just three years old.

"It was nice to experience that first win with this group of guys," Venditte told reporters. "To come back and get that win today was really special."

Athletics manager Bob Melvin told reporters that although the 30-year-old has had nice milestones, the win was "probably the best moment of his career."

In the bottom of the 10th, Venditte took to the plate for his first major-league at-bat and A.J. Schugel needed eight pitches to finally strike him out. The Athletics confirmed on Twitter that Venditte is also a switch-hitter.