The Oakland Athletics are 7-7 in the 2015 season’s early weeks. The A’s rank second in baseball in runs scored, fifth in batting average and on-base plus slugging percentage, and third in earned run average, despite the third most innings pitched.
What does all that mean? The A’s are excelling at hitting and pitching, but have just a .500 record to show for it. A big problem that is affecting their win-loss record has been holding leads late in games. The A’s could have as many as four additional wins had the bullpen been able to nail things down late in the game.