Here’s three thoughts and observations coming out of the A’s 9-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday, in which their 19 strikeouts tied an Oakland record for most strikeouts by the team in a nine-inning game …
1) Dominance from Sonny Gray can’t be taken for granted: When the A’s handed the right-hander a 3-0 lead entering the bottom of the fourth, it seemed the path was clear to his third consecutive victory. Instead, the roof caved quickly. The Indians got to Gray for seven runs over the fourth and fifth, turing that 3-0 lead into a 7-3 deficit.