Quick Look: Oakland’s Team-Wide Slump

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsYou don’t even need to use all the fingers on one hand to count the times Oakland pitchers have surrendered more than 4 runs this month. Yet, the team has only 5 May wins. You need even less fingers to count the games in which the A’s offense have scored more than 4 runs. And so the A’s have only 5 May wins. I count at least 4 losses with late-and-close situations, games during which the A’s either had a lead in the final inning or scratched back to tie the game only to lose in the end. This is why the team is 6 games under .500 and dangerously close to being an unquestioned seller. This slump is affecting everyone. However, one group may be more at fault than others.

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