LOS ANGELES — Not much is going right for the A’s right now.
Having lost five of their last seven, the A’s reached a low point in Tuesday night’s 4-0 loss to the Dodgers, marking the club’s first shutout loss of the season.
But despite the poor showing on offense over the past two games, the main issues lie in the starting pitching.
Through 12 games this season, there have been only two occasions in which an A’s pitcher has been able to complete six innings. Those outings both came from Sean Manaea.
Entering Wednesday night’s game against the Dodgers, A’s starters are tied for the second-most home runs allowed in baseball (10) and have allowed the second-most runs in the American League (40) with a combined ERA of 5.