Combine two of baseballs bottom ten offenses and you’ll get an eight-hit three-run barn burner. Exhibit A was last night where the A’s thankfully scored all three of those runs en-route to an impressive road victory.
The A’s and Tampa Bay Rays looked like they’d outdo themselves for the first half of tonight’s game. Joey Estes and Ryan Pepiot dueled impressively through five frames but as soon as they departed, absolute chaos ensued in the form of two-out RBI hits, baserunning blunders, outfield assists, robbed home runs and more.
And in the end, it was the Rays with the last laugh thanks to a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth by Jose Siri to earn the 4-3 victory.