One of the team’s best all-around efforts in recent memory, the A’s trounced the Tigers today in Game 2 (or 3, depending on how you view the suspended game) of their weekend series.
Starting from the top, Chris Bassitt showed up to game tonight, sporting some of his best stuff this season. Not only did he strike out 11 Tigers hitters, he also stretched himself out to 108 pitches to finish a full six innings, something the team and its bullpen desperately needed. Though the strikeouts probably mask the fact that Bassitt allowed hits in five of the six innings he pitched, including a genuinely stressful second, he more than vindicated the A’s decision to switch to a six-man rotation over bumping him to the bullpen.