The Oakland A’s bounced back from a shutout with a rousing 8-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday.
Sean Manaea’s velocity
The A’s starter has had trouble keeping his head above the 90 mph mark on his fastball velocity, though that’s where it’s averaged through a tumultuous start to 2020 — often dipping into the high-80s as starts wore on.
The fastest pitch he threw all season whistled into the batter’s box at 94 mph, plunking Texas Rangers catcher Robinsin Chirinos in Manaea’s last start.