The A’s are riding high. With a 5-3 win over the Los Angele Angels — losers of seven of their last 10 games despite one of baseball’s most daunting gauntlet of hitters — Oakland boasts an American League-best 19-8 record.
The A’s also cushioned their lead in the American League West with San Diego Padres snapping the Houston Ast. . .
The veteran in his 13th season is putting together one of the league’s best seasons thus far — not to mention a career year. Granted, the season is still not 30-games old.