Bido evens up Toronto series with stellar outing

Following a narrow loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, the Oakland Athletics returned the favor with 1-0 shutout, led by emerging starter Osvaldo Bido.

Already 28 years old, Bido joined the A’s this past offseason quite quietly after being granted free agency by his first major league team, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Despite signing a major league contract, the righty still had options left, spending most of the first half at Triple-A with the Las Vegas Aviators. He pitched well enough to earn a callup for a May 8 doubleheader as the 26th man and game two starter but couldn’t make it through the outing due to a middle finger blister.

A month-and-a-half later, he got called back up for a…