Well it happened, folks. The Athletics won a game. They snapped their nine-game losing streak in a big way on Thursday afternoon, avoiding the dreaded four-game sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Twins by clobbering them 14-3 to get the A’s back in the win column after over a week.
Early offense!
Desperation doesn’t describe how the team likely felt entering today’s contest. The A’s needed this one just for their sanity, and the bats seemed to feel that vibe from the outset of this contest.
Minnesota switched up their starter for the finale, turning to rookie David Festa after original starter Bailey Ober was pushed to Friday’s scheduled start.