The Oakland A’s continue to be the most confusing team in baseball.
The A’s hit the ball hard and ran wild on the bases but somehow couldn’t buy a run in an 8-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday at the Coliseum. They went 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, collecting their only run on a solo homer.
It’s baffling how Oakland managed to not score in the first four innings, despite putting runners in scoring position in each frame. This is a lineup that ranks Top 10 in the majors in batting with runners in scoring position, and Top 3 in the majors in at least hitting the sac fly, and they watched four golden opportunities go by.