MESA, Ariz. — Fans beneath the scoreboard in left field at Hohokam Stadium were under assault in the early innings of the A’s 10-5 loss to the Reds. Matt Olson plopped a ball on the berm in his first at-bat, then Ramon Laureano put one in nearly the exact same spot two innings later.
For the A’s, it was just another day with another middle-of-the-order hitter going the other way for a two-strike home run. On Friday, it was Olson who worked a 3-2 count before putting a fastball onto the left-field berm at Hohokam Stadium. The day before, Matt Chapman homered into the back of the A’s bullpen in right field on a two-strike fastball.