Dodgers pitcher Dustin May’s biggest challenge on a chilly 54-degree Monday evening in the Oakland Coliseum wasn’t the opposing lineup.
It was trying to stay warm and loose while his teammates used their keen batting eyes to push Athletics starter Frankie Montas’ pitch count to 90 in the first three innings, a patient approach that helped the Dodgers build an early seven-run lead en route to an eventual 10-3 victory.
May was hardly fazed by the long stretches of inactivity. The flame-throwing right-hander gave up a leadoff single to Mark Canha in the first inning, a two-out single to Mitch Moreland in the sixth and nothing else.