There are indications that the left side of the A’s bullpen may be getting it together just a little.
In his last six games, Eric O’Flaherty has a 1.93 ERA. In his last six games, Fernando Abad has a 1.69 ERA. And despite the two walks and two-run single he has allowed Friday, in his last nine games, Drew Pomeranz has an ERA of 0.69.
The teams the A’s have faced on this trip, the Yankees and the Indians, are two of the teams in the American League with particular left-handed offensive depth.
“As many as left-handed hitters as you see in lineups these day,’’ manager Bob Melvin said, “it’s important.