OAKLAND — Marco Estrada is becoming an early candidate for the A’s hard-luck losing pitcher on the staff.
For a third consecutive start, the right-hander allowed three runs or less in a start that resulted in an A’s loss, this time defeated 6-3 by the Boston Red Sox Wednesday night.
Estrada appeared to induce an inning-ending double play ball against Rafael Devers that would have preserved a two-run lead, but an errant throw by second baseman Jurickson Profar that was intended for Marcus Semien instead sailed into left field to keep the inning alive. Estrada walked J.