Manaea, returning from a shoulder strain that sidelined him for two weeks, walked four of his first seven batters -- and five by the time he recorded his second out in the second inning, tying his career high. By the time the inning was over, he was staring down a 4-0 deficit.
Astonishingly enough, though, Manaea was able to give the A's five innings before a rundown bullpen took over, finishing at 88 pitches -- 58 of them thrown in the first two innings.
"You know what, he was rusty at the beginning, and I was surprised we got five innings out of him," A's manager Bob Melvin said.