Slade was amazing today. The final line won’t reflect that. He had 17+ outs on 3 or fewer pitches tonight, and barring a few bad pitches to Langeliers and Rooker, was dominant. His bid for the first 9-inning complete game start by a Guardian since 2022 was spoiled by some poor defense from Johnathan Rodriguez in right field. More on that later.
The offense was fantastic, again, tonight. 8 runs. Slowed down a little bit toward the end of the game, which made for a stressful watch as the Athletics began to inch back. But still, 8 runs are 8 runs.