Khris Davis continued mashing — the A’s DH slugged his 32nd long ball of the season and drove home the A’s only two runs of the evening. But past Davis, tonight’s bright spot was probably MC Hammer’s first pitch. In the end, the A’s fell to the Dodgers 4-2.
Los Angeles’ hitters came into this series with baseball’s highest walk rate and their patience paid off in this contest as they worked seven free passes. Every A’s pitcher walked a batter, save Jeurys Familia, and Oakland starter Sean Manaea walked three.
Manaea’s final line looks pretty ugly, but actually could have been quite a bit worse.