SEATTLE - If there were any doubt before, Sean Manaea erased them Sunday: The left-hander is the A’s staff ace in the post-Sonny Gray era.
With most of the rest of the staff struggling, particularly Opening Day starter Kendall Graveman, Manaea has been magnificent, allowing no more than two runs in any of his three starts. Against the Mariners at Safeco Field, he allowed just two hits in seven innings, propelling the A’s to a 2-1 victory and preventing a three-game sweep by Seattle.
“Boy, I don’t know where we’d be without him at this point,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.