OAKLAND — There’s days where a pitcher’s final line doesn’t tell the whole story. Daniel Mengden had one of those days.
A quick glance at the A’s starter’s numbers in Saturday’s 8-3 loss to the Angels shows a rather ugly sight — six runs on seven hits with a walk and five strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. But Mengden was the victim of some bad A’s defense at the Coliseum.
Leading off the game, Stephen Piscotty tried to dive for a low line drive by Zack Cozart. Piscotty was unable to make the catch, allowing the ball to roll past him to the right field wall for a triple instead of a probable single if Piscotty were to let it bounce in front of him.