Daniel Mengden never would come right out and say it, but he's clearly much more comfortable starting a game than following an opener.
After two subpar outings as a follower, the right-hander was spectacular Wednesday night in a start, leading the A's to a 2-0 win over the Cardinals in St. Louis.
"It was all about executing," Mengden told NBC Sports California. "Me and Beau [Taylor] had a great game plan going in. The cutter ended up being really good tonight. We utilized that a lot tonight against a lot of the righties and even backdoor to the lefties.