Mark Canha is no sprinter. He’s not Billy Butler slow, but he’s not Billy Burns fast. You will probably find him somewhere in the middle.
Whatever speed he has was put on display in the ninth inning Sunday when the A’s scored twice to beat the Astros after Houston had scored three times in the top of the inning to take a 4-3 lead.
The inning began with Canha hitting a grounder to shortstop. It seemed routine, so much so that the Astros’ Carlos Correa made a routine play. With Canha busting it down the line, he was safe.