OAKLAND -- On the mound in a one-run game vying for his first save of the season following two lengthy shoulder rehabs, Sean Doolittle reached for the fastball this home crowd had long missed and needed just five of them to dispatch the heart of Houston's lineup for a 10-9 A's victory on Monday.
"That was awesome," Doolittle said. "The adrenaline was definitely flowing. It was right up there with my debut and when I came back from the DL, as far as my energy level and the atmosphere. This time, I did a better job of harnessing that energy and using it to help myself.