As much as it sucks to lose, today’s game had a different feeling than the losses the A’s have been racking up recently. It felt less helpless, less hopeless.
True, the lineup didn’t score any runs. But in spite of the loss, the team has its first series win since sweeping the Rangers two weeks ago — just their fourth of the year. They couldn’t complete the sweep, but they also didn’t roll over either.
A lot of positive signs emerged from this game. Sign #1: we might have our ace. Okay, ace might be too strong of a label.