MESA, Ariz. – The common wisdom that pitchers are ahead of hitters in the early spring took a bit of a beating Thursday as the A’s held a couple of intrasquad games.
Two games, played simultaneously on Fields 1 and 4 at the Lew Wolff complex, saw the hitters consistently hammer the pitchers.
The first man singled out by manager Bob Melvin was infielder/outfielder Mark Canha, who picked on a low breaking pitch from Sonny Gray and blasted a run-scoring double.
“That was a tough pitch to hit from Sonny, down and in,” Melvin said of Canha.