Oakland continued their losing streak today, falling 3-2 to the Atlanta Braves to push the losing streak to seven games.
The bats got to the Atlanta starter early, scoring a pair in the first, but absolutely nothing after that. If it weren’t for the first inning, this would be among the worst performances from the lineup this year, and that’s saying something. At least the pitching was solid, only throwing three pitches that cost them runs. That was enough to doom Oakland in this one.
The A’s struck first today, going up 2-0 just three batters into the game thanks to a trio of singles capped by Ramon Laureano:
The early runs were especially important as Braves starter Kyle Wright has been one of the best pitchers in the league, He got a pop out and double play to end the inning.