The blistering A’s offense that greeted fans out of the All-Star Game break is beginning to cool down. Heading into this evenings rubber-match against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the A’s had been shutout in two of their last three chances.
While today wasn’t a shutout, the A’s offense was silent a majority of the affair. In fact, they scored both of their runs in the first then proceeded to scatter just four hits — one of them aided heavily by the sun — for the rest of the game. Credit the Dodgers staff also as they were able to hold on to the 3-2 victory by the skin of their teeth largely due to a dominant bullpen effort.