The Los Angeles Dodgers suffered a heavy defeat against the Athletics, losing 11-1 despite some promising moments. Rookie Jacob Wilson shined brightly, returning home and achieving a historic feat by becoming the first rookie to hit two home runs and record four hits at Dodger Stadium. His performance included two critical two-run home runs that helped secure the victory for the A's. Meanwhile, Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack struggled against Wilson, despite tying a career high in strikeouts, highlighting the disparities in performance during the game.
Wilson opened the game with a leadoff single but his presence was truly felt with two-run home runs in the third and fifth innings.
He enters play Wednesday leading all qualified rookies this season in batting average (.363), hits (58), doubles (nine) and RBI (26).
According to Martín Gallegos of MLB.com, Wilson became the first rookie to ever have four hits and two homers at Dodger Stadium.
Knack tied a career high with eight strikeouts but only logged 4.2 innings and was hurt by mistake pitches to Wilson.
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