Lou Trivino was essentially unusable for the Oakland A’s. Their closer had not just hit a wall, but it had collapsed and fallen upon him. He blew two saves and lost three consecutive outings during a five game stretch where he allowed 13 runs on eight hits and five walks over his 3.2 innings. Whether it was due to being overworked during the season, or that he was quickly approaching a career high in innings, Trivino was suddenly a liability.
It appears that all he needed was some rest. The A’s went six days without using Trivino, sliding Andrew Chafin into the closer role.