OAKLAND – The A’s are becoming experts at sifting through the disappointment of losses such as Thursday’s in an effort to extract something positive.
Aaron Brooks’ effort didn’t factor into the final outcome of a 5-4, 10-inning defeat to Houston, but it was another standout performance from a pitcher who didn’t arrive in Oakland with very much fanfare.
The right-hander should have walked away with a victory against the Astros. Instead, he was forced to delicately field reporters’ questions about a night that went so well individually, but was so deflating for his new team.
In two starts since arriving from Kansas City in the Ben Zobrist trade, Brooks has given up just two runs over 14 1/3 innings.