A’s game ends in another 3-3 tie

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty ImagesAnother day, another tie.

After the Oakland Athletics caught the Chicago White Sox in the 9th inning of yesterday’s game, the team ended their second consecutive game in a 3-3 tie. This time it was against the reigning NL Champions, the Arizona Diamondbacks, for whom Merrill Kelly was excellent, striking out 7 batters in just 3 1⁄3 scoreless innings.

Ross Stripling wasn’t as dominant for the A’s but it was a much better outing than his last two. After allowing a whopping 13 earned runs in his previous 7 1⁄3 innings, the veteran righty had a much better line tonight, giving up a reasonable 3 runs in his 5 innings. He also struck out 3 and walked just 1,…