OAKLAND – An American League East scout summed up the A’s defense this week in two words.
Asked to describe Oakland’s fielding prowess, his face contorted with the look of someone facing root canal surgery, then just said, “Oh, man.”
The A’s are outdoing themselves defensively this season, although the word might be “undoing.” With catcher Josh Phegley’s throwing error in the fourth inning Wednesday, Oakland had made 44 errors in 46 games.
Matt Joyce’s dropped fly ball in the eighth made it 45. And Trevor Plouffe’s off-target throw in the ninth made it 46. That exactly one error per game.