Fifty years ago, the A’s rocked an offense that tallied the most runs in the American League en route to a third-straight World Series Championship. Today, that 1974 championship team was honored before the game through some amazing honors and words, but the offense didn’t follow one bit. In fact, the A’s didn’t record their first baserunner and hit until two outs in the sixth inning.
It’s a shame the A’s couldn’t manufacture anything offensively either because they spoiled another impressive start from Hogan Harris. The southpaw matched Minnesota Twins hurler Pablo Lopez for most of the afternoon today but it’s Lopez catching the last laugh going eight strong while striking out 14.