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Finally, a team to dominate.

The A’s are finally firing on all cylinders. After outscoring the Tigers 24-5 in just two games, the team is starting to look a lot more like the 2018 A’s and less like the 2015-2017 A’s.

However, some caveats:

• The Tigers are one of the 5 worst teams in the league (bottom 5 in both hitting and pitching).
• They were coming off a brutal three-game sweep by the Astros, having been outscored 24-6.
• The A’s put forth their two best starting pitchers ... Читать дальше...

Frustrating to think that if the A’s had only lost 3 of the 6 games that have gone south after holding leads late, they would be sitting 2 games over .500. Of course last year at this time the A’s were perfect in games they led after 7 innings, and that perfection would endure all the way into late September. They didn’t need this season to be magical, just not comically bad in this regard.

Game Thread

For the first time in what feels like forever, the A’s put together two great wins in a row; the offense was all there tonight, highlighted by home runs by Mark Canha and Chad Pinder. The real story of the game was Frankie Montas, who was one batter shy of throwing a complete game; he finished 8.2 innings, allowing one run in the fifth and one late run in the ninth, knocking him out of the game.

The offense managed to rack up another seven runs tonight; not quite yesterday’s football score... Читать дальше...

The Tigers got mauled.

The Oakland A’s beat the Detroit Tigers 17-3 on Thursday. It was an enormous offensive showing, big enough to be worth a closer look. Here are the 17 best things about the onslaught.

1. The A’s needed it badly

After ranking as a top-5 offense in the majors last season, Oakland has been in the middle of the pack this year. They’re right around league average in both runs per game (16th, at 4.69) and wRC+ (17th, at 97). And it’s been even worse lately ... Читать дальше...

Happy Friday and welcome to a fabulous Spring weekend as we watch the A’s take on the Detroit Tigers! Normally, I’d be welcoming in a series and telling you all about how badly the A’s played this week (and that part is true), but to my great relief, this particular series started last night and the A’s smashed the Tigers by the football score of 17-3. Let’s hope they haven’t used up all of their allotted runs. Frankie Montas will be taking the mound against the Tigers, while the A’s will take on Daniel Norris. Читать дальше...

Plus, a look through the Las Vegas lineup.

The Oakland A’s have dipped into their starting pitching depth already this season, bringing up Chris Bassitt and Daniel Mengden and trading away Edwin Jackson. That has left their rotation depth a bit thin for the moment, at least until some of the injured arms return, with Paul Blackburn remaining as the top healthy starter in Triple-A and the only one with any significant MLB experience.

However, a crucial new name has risen from Double-A to join Blackburn... Читать дальше...