Had it not been for yesterday’s rain delay, some arguing prematurely called in the seventh inning, the A’s would be coming off the weekend with a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers. The Oakland bats are hot and the pitching is solid. Today’s task: Break up the Indians’ starting pitcher’s streak; Carlos Carrasco has a 12-inning scoreless streak in progress with two wins in his last two starts. He is hittable, however, giving up six hits in his last outing. Carrasco is currently 4-3 with a 4.18 ERA and 68 strikeouts for the season thus far.
Game Thread #49: Oakland at Cleveland
