Just ten days ago the A’s had just returned from a ten-game East Coast road trip in which they went 7-3, with the red-hot offense scoring a total of 60 runs. Things were looking good, with one major exception — slugger, lineup staple, and fan favorite Khris Davis had suffered a groin strain on a check swing in the final game of the trip. He landed on the 10-day disabled list.
In Davis’ nine-game absence the A’s have gone 3-6 and scored just a quarter of the number of runs that they had scored on the road trip with 15.