OAKLAND — When drawing up the different ways to lose a baseball game in 2019, the A’s don’t expect to lose many in this fashion.
After six shutout innings from Marco Estrada and a two-run home run by Khris Davis appeared to have the A’s on track to victory, a rare implosion by the bullpen derailed them in Friday’s 6-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
The A’s were 70-2 in 2018 when leading after seven innings. They are now halfway to that loss total in such situations after four regular season games in 2019.
The blueprint to victory that worked the day before was in place.