The A’s began their 14-inning marathon on Monday evening and ended it Tuesday morning, local time in Chicago.
Their 8-7 loss to the White Sox, which played out over 5 hours, 9 minutes, provided several interesting take-aways. Here’s a few that stand out …
--Sonny Gray’s disastrous start was long in the rear-view mirror by the time this one ended, and he didn’t even wind up taking a loss. But for the second time in his past three starts, he has struggled mightily and hardly resembled the pitcher who has dominated the American League for much of 2015.