The Oakland A’s beat the Detroit Tigers 17-3 on Thursday. It was an enormous offensive showing, big enough to be worth a closer look. Here are the 17 best things about the onslaught.
1. The A’s needed it badly
After ranking as a top-5 offense in the majors last season, Oakland has been in the middle of the pack this year. They’re right around league average in both runs per game (16th, at 4.69) and wRC+ (17th, at 97). And it’s been even worse lately — over their last 10 contests entering Thursday, they’d averaged 3.