NEW YORK – After four months and more than half of the 162-game schedule, the A’s may be finding their offensive groove at last. Maybe.
They came out swinging with a four-run first inning and rang up at least 10 hits for the third consecutive game, something they had not done since a June 10 doubleheader and a single game on June 11, all at Tampa Bay.
That may not sound all that significant – they sank to 43-54 when Wilmer Flores slugged a two-out solo home run off Simon Castro in the ninth to give the Mets a 6-5 victory at Citi Field — but it is for those desperate to find hopeful signs.