The A’s wasted another stellar pitching performance on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on a sunny but windy day at the Coliseum.
The pitching was there today, with starter Cole Irvin throwing six shutout frames, but the offense more or less disappeared again and the defense in the 9th cost Oakland two runs and a chance for extras. So Oakland loses the series to a team that had lost 7 straight before facing the A’s. Slightly dejecting, but at least they were in it until the end in both games.
More to come.