The Oakland A’s were one inning away from ending their skid.
They led for the entire evening on Friday, from the top of the 1st inning onward, but they blew the save in the 9th and lost 3-2 to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. The A’s have now lost 10 games in a row.
Everything was going right for eight innings. Oakland hit a homer in the 1st inning, then another in the 2nd, to jump out to an early lead. Their starting pitcher dominated, holding Cleveland to three hits through eight scoreless frames. Their defense chipped in a couple highlights.