The A's wrapped up their season-opening homestand with a disappointing 3-5 record. Here are our top five takeaways, both positive and negative.
1) Manaea's hot start
We'll start with the good, and LHP Sean Manaea has certainly been that, if not great. The 26-year-old has pitched deep into both of his starts, allowing just two earned runs in 15 2/3 innings for a miniscule ERA of 1.15.
Manaea has also notched 11 strikeouts, while issuing just one walk (that's an 11 to 1 ratio for my fellow non-math majors), holding opponents to a .