The Oakland A’s have now lost 10 straight games to the Mariners and have heartbreakingly lost control of the AL West for good (even with the Houston sweep). The tension between Cole Irvin and literally the entire Mariner’s clubhouse is clear, but Irvin’s shoddy performance giving up isn’t where all the blame should go.
The Athletics now sit 3.5 games behind in the Wild Card.
There’s some analysis that needs to be done, but not just to figure out why the Mariners have clobbered the A’s all season. But why have they boomeranged between powerhouse and silence since early September (and why this has flown under the radar)?