MESA, Ariz. — The third inning of a game early in spring training in which you’re already down 3-0 is usually the point where things start to get dull, but for A’s pitcher Lou Trivino, that’s when he began to feel a rush.
Trivino, 26, got a taste of what a high-leverage situation might feel like in the big leagues in Thursday’s 9-4 loss to the Rangers.
After starter Jharel Cotton allowed the first two batters of the inning to reach base, manager Bob Melvin summoned Lou Trivino from the bullpen to inherit a situation with two runners on and no outs.