OAKLAND _ The margin for error is slim enough for a rookie pitcher, but it’s microscopic so far for A’s right-hander Daniel Mengden.
Mengden had his third consecutive strong start in a 4-2 loss Wednesday to the Milwaukee Brewers, and all he’s got to show for it is an 0-3 record and the distinction of joining Brad Rigby (1997) and Mike Morgan (1978) as the only pitchers in Oakland history to lose each of his first three decisions.
Ouch.
“I think we’ve been in good situations to win, but that’s how baseball goes,” Mengden said. “You win some, you lose some.