KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Oakland’s under-the-radar waiver claim last spring, whisking a minor-league reliever away from Baltimore, has morphed into so much more.
Andrew Triggs is now thriving as a starter with the A’s, and Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, he turned in six scoreless innings in Oakland’s 8-3 win over the Royals and he has yet to allow an earned run this season.
As a starter, period, Triggs has excelled since the A’s began trying him out in that role last season. He’s worked 37 1/3 innings and allowed eight runs, an ERA of 1.