MESA, Ariz. — Jesús Luzardo can remember one time he and Sean Murphy weren’t on the same page.
The A’s top prospects were in Northwest Arkansas, playing the Naturals with the Double-A Midland RockHounds. Luzardo was pitching, Murphy behind the dish.
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Luzardo doesn’t remember who was up to bat — “a big guy, their No. 4 hitter” — but he remembers the count. He and Murphy decided during their pregame rundown that absolutely no 0-2 fastball would be thrown up to this guy. Luzardo got him to 0-2, and Murphy called for a fastball up in the zone.