On a day where fans will get to enjoy some postgame fireworks to celebrate the incoming July 4th festivities, it was Joey Estes providing the spark for the A’s tonight.
Estes threw the first ever complete game of his career while allowing just five hits and no runs. It’ll go down as the best start for an A’s pitcher all season and in a significant while for that matter. It’s the first start of 7+ innings for the A’s since July 4 of last year, the first start of 8+ since Adam Oller back in August 2022 and the first complete game shutout since Sean Manaea back in June 2021.