Losing streaks apparently haven’t gone out of style in Oakland yet.
The Athletics are in the midst of another eight-game losing streak, something they’ve experienced multiple times this season but mostly in the first half. After they went 7-5 to start September, they’ve reverted back to their losing ways with an embarrassing 7-3 loss to a pretty weak Detroit Tigers team.
Though the A’s didn’t do much right this game, the lineup did close to nothing to give the team a chance to win, putting up goose egg after goose egg on the board. Kevin Smith eventually lucked into a run in the bottom of the 9th when he doubled, got to third on a groundout, and then dashed home on a wild pitch.