Eric Surkamp wasn’t all that impressed by his first start with the A’s Friday, going just 4.1 innings and getting no decision in a 3-2 Oakland win in Safeco Field.
If he’d gone on the internet, the left-hander would have seen that the man he beat out for the fifth spot in the A’s starting rotation, righty Jesse Hahn, pitching at about the same time, threw six scoreless innings in a start for Triple-A Nashville.
Still, there seems to be no reason for undo concern on Surkamp’s part. A’s manager Bob Melvin said he liked what he’s seen from Surkamp so far, and as long as that’s the case, Surkamp will be fine.