MINNEAPOLIS -- In his 27th start of the year, right-hander Jake Odorizzi (Odo) put an end to a dubious streak, as he recorded an out in the seventh inning for the first time this season.
Odorizzi, pitching on the first day of Players' Weekend, turned in one of his best starts of the year, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits over seven innings, but it wasn't enough in a 7-1 loss to the A's on Friday night at Target Field. Dating back to last year, Odorizzi went 30 starts without going more than six innings, which was the sixth-longest such streak in Major League history.