If this was Sonny Gray’s final start in Oakland, it was a good one. In allowing just 2 earned runs in 6 innings against the White Sox, Sonny extends his string of consecutive quality starts to 3. In those 6 innings, Gray struck out 5 and allowed just 5 base-runners; over his final 21 innings of work, he has allowed a total of just 4 runs.
He looked sharp and while he’s added velocity to his fastball this season, he had moments where reared back and touched 95 today. If not for a lead-off walk to Todd Frazier in the 5th inning which was followed by a 2-run home run to Matt Davidson, his effort would have been even more impressive.