First, let me take some pressure off of Brayan Bello. When you’ve been carrying the rotation when most of your other compadres are made of glass bones and paper skin, you’re allowed an off outing. Three two-run homers certainly doesn’t make a good one. Going only four innings doesn’t make a good one. But, when you’ve consistenly been going seven innings giving up three runs or less, you’re bound to slip at some point. To slip to the A’s though? That’s rough.
I know, the addage is not to overlook any opponent. But come on. The (now) 27-71 Oakland Athletics?