The A’s took two from the Arizona Diamondbacks, splitting the four-game away-home series, with a 5-1 win Thursday night.
Matt Chapman has been working on laying off bad pitches, not expanding the zone when he’s feeling untouchable. It’s been an issue that’s contributed to his high strikeout numbers.
In the first inning, Chapman took a high fastball deep into left field for his seventh home run of the year. It came off the bat at 110 mph and traveled 434 feet. He added another monster home run in t. . .