A’s manager Bob Melvin was talking about Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez before the game Sunday when he said, “Guys aren’t seeing the ball very well against him.”
Turns out Melvin’s players weren’t seeing anything well Sunday.
They missed teammates on throws as they committed three errors in the first five innings to help hand the Red Sox an easy 12-3 win at the Oakland Coliseum.
“There’s a psychology to not playing good defense,” Melvin said afterward. “It not only costs you, but the bad start permeates in the dugout.