What a month of contrasts that May was for the A’s.
At the same time that a couple of players were commanding the individual spotlight, the A’s as a team were sort of a mess. They finished 11-17 for the month, tied for the second-worst record in the American League, and they lost no fewer than six players to the disabled list, including No. 1 starter Sonny Gray and arguably their best position player in right fielder Josh Reddick.
Yet there was so much good to look back on as well. Left-hander Rich Hill was nearly untouchable on the mound and wound up being voted the American League Pitcher of the Month.