Happy Monday, Athletics Nation!
When the A’s took a 6-0 lead in the third inning of yesterday’s season finale in Anaheim, one had to like the team’s chances of finally completing a sweep in July—and a four-gamer, at that. Alas, the Angels came back with eight unanswered runs to foil a third straight sweep opportunity for the Athletics.
Of course, the wider context of those finale losses is that the A’s have won all three series and put up a 7-3 record since the All-Star break.
Fun trend after the break: The A’s have won every game they’ve played that hasn’t been the final game of a series.