The A’s were overdue for this one.
They snapped a four-game losing streak on their current road trip with Wednesday’s 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians, and it was the rare occasion of late where they grabbed an early lead and made it stand.
Chad Pinder, drawing the start at shortstop, enjoyed the first two-homer game of his career, and Sean Manaea delivered seven strong innings on the mound as the A’s picked up their second win on a seven-game road trip that ends with Thursday’s matinee at Progressive Field.