Matt Olson turned the A’s unplanned, stressful five-day layoff in Houston into an opportunity to resent his mind. An All-Star break without any of the tradition, but the time allotted to flush away a rough first half.
“I wanted to leave what happened in that first half behind me,” Olson said on a call with reporters Monday. “Was able to have some time to reflect. Just because it didn’t go as planned didn’t mean that the season’s over.
“We have a good record, and plan on making a run to the playoff. . .