OAKLAND – Backup infielder Chad Pinder has only had 39 at-bats with the A’s so far, but he’s already hit three home runs, including a two-run shot Thursday in an 8-3 win over Boston.
He says he’s got to go deep every once in a while just to keep pace.
That’s not just because the A’s have been on a home surge as a team – homers in 11 of the last 12 games into Friday, 24 homers over that span and 58 homers for the year, one shy of the Major League lead.
It’s because Pinder’s other team, Triple-A Nashville, has been simply crushing the ball.