OAKLAND — For as good as the A’s offense and bullpen might be, the success of this current brutal stretch of 18 straight days with a game hinges on strong outings from a starting rotation that might be considered their only weakness.
Mike Fiers and Marco Estrada kicked it off strong with scoreless six innings apiece. Brett Anderson kept the line moving.
Anderson matched the recent outings from his fellow rotation mates with six shutout innings of his own in Saturday’s 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels in front of 16,051 fans at the Oakland Coliseum.