Eight-game winning streak! First place in the AL West by 4.5 games!
The Oakland A’s are off to the best start in the American League through the one-quarter mark of the short 2020 season. On Sunday, they go for a sweep of the Houston Astros, their (supposedly) top competition in the AL West division.
Leading the elephants’ charge is rookie pitcher Jesús Luzardo, making the second start of his MLB career. His first start went five scoreless innings and earned the third-best xwOBA of Oakland’s 15 offerings so far, and he wasn’t even at his best, so that’s exciting.