Fansided · Aug 29, 2018
Oakland Athletics: Pitching staff shows vulnerability
The Oakland Athletics took a blow on the chin from the defending World Series champions last night in Houston.
It was an 11-4 thumping for the Oakland Athletics who saw their win streak snapped at three and fell to 2.5 games back of Houston for the division lead.
It’s only one game, right? One game means very little over a 162-game season… unless of course we happen to be discussing the single elimination Wild Card game the Athletics may find themselves in come October.
Make no mistake about it. This was a playoff game in August. It was an opportunity for the A’s to march into Minute Maid Park and make a statement. Instead, it was the Astros who delivered a message.