The A's received a number of great performances in Tuesday night's 7-3 win over the Cardinals.
Matt Olson, Chad Pinder, and Marcus Semien all blasted home runs, and Khris Davis added a two-run double. But you could argue that the best showing of all belonged to Bob Melvin. The A's manager made all the right decisions, with just about every substitution working to perfection.
Melvin's first big move came in the bottom of the fourth inning when the Cardinals, already leading 3-1, put two men on base with only one out. Starting pitcher Chris Bassitt was laboring, having already thrown 94 pitches, so Melvin chose to turn to his bullpen early.