OAKLAND -- Andrew Triggs, the not-long-ago reliever who was gifted a rotation spot despite a troubling spring, is quietly proving his worth as a starter on an A's club in desperate need of performances like the one he provided Tuesday night.
Triggs helped Oakland put a four-game losing streak to rest with yet another standout performance, this one against a potent, lefty-heavy Rangers lineup that managed only three hits against him. The A's righty needed just 76 pitches to get through six innings before letting the bullpen finish off a 4-2 win.
Triggs allowed two runs, but both were unearned, meaning he's yet to allow an earned one this season, over a stretch spanning 17 2/3 innings -- the longest season-opening streak by a starting pitcher in Oakland history.