The A’s enter game 9 of this 10 game homestand looking to awaken a dormant offense that has scored just 13 runs in the last 8 games and is hitting just .216 (199-920) in May, good for the second-lowest team batting average in the Majors.
On the hill for the A’s tonight is Sean “No Hitter” Manaea, looking to improve on his last start, where he was roughed up for 6 runs on 8 hits in only 3 2⁄3 innings. Manaea’s month of May has been pretty bumpy overall, he has allowed, 4 or more runs in his past 5 starts.