The A’s side prevailed Friday night in three umpire reviews, two of which the A’s requested.
A’s much as the early success on the road and the six-game winning streak Oakland brought into Saturday, the success in baseball’s system of challenging umpire calls tells out how much different this season is starting than last year’s did.
Bob Melvin has made four challenges in the first 17 games, and the A’s manager has won three of them, two Friday night. He’s also seen the A’s survive a handful of challenges from other teams. Last year, the A’s lost 14 of the 30 challenges they put out there.