The Athletics lost on Thursday afternoon at Salt River Fields against the Diamondbacks, getting pummeled 11-3.
Right-hander Joey Estes got the start today, one day after learning that he had officially cracked the season-opening starting rotation. At this point Estes had nothing really to pitch for except pride, and perhaps a good feeling entering the long regular season.
Instead today was Estes’ worst day on the mound this spring. A tough start saw the young righty give up six runs in the first two innings before settling in a bit. He only allowed one run over the next three frames before running out of gas in the sixth and allowing Arizona to rally again.