The A’s lost the series finale on Sunday afternoon, losing to the Texas Rangers 11-8 to ruin a chance at Oakland’s first sweep.
Oakland’s lone All-Star wasn’t very All-Star-y today as he was pummeled by the Texas bats in his toughest start yet. The bats finally got going when the A’s got into the Texas bullpen but the Texas lead was just too much of a mountain to overcome.
Blackburn’s worst outing
In his first start for the A’s in the second half, the All-Star was anything but that today. Texas scored three times against Paul Blackburn in the first inning, capped by a two-run home run by Adolis Garcia.