Mike Fiers needs a little time to get warmed up. With a short season already putting the heat on starters across baseball to fall into mid-season form before this 60-game season and a postseason run ran out, Fiers’ cold start felt more of a concern.
But, relax, the 35-year-old Oakland A’s right-hander feels in “midseason form” despite starting just seven games this season. In Wednesday’s start against the Texas Rangers, Fiers allowed one unearned run in six innings, striking out seven with two wa. . .