OAKLAND — On a day the legendary ‘Swingin’ A’s’ teams that won three straight world series titles were honored in a pregame ceremony, Daniel Mengden turned in a performance that would make Rollie Fingers proud.
It wasn’t just the handlebar mustache that made Mengden look like Fingers out on the mound, the right-hander’s brilliant month of May continued as he dominated the Diamondbacks in Saturday’s 3-0 victory in front of 17,580 fans at the Coliseum.
At just 93 pitches after eight innings, manager Bob Melvin allowed Mengden to go out to the mound to begin the ninth inning with closer Blake Treinen warming up in the bullpen if needed.