Coming into this afternoon’s series finale, only 5 teams: the Padres, Giants, Marlins, Tigers, and you guessed it, the Athletics, had yet to complete a series sweep this season. Despite striking first and hitting well enough in this one to win, the A’s will once again fall short.
Oakland struck first against Liriano in the bottom of the 1st inning when Khris Davis hit his 8th double of the season to score Rajai Davis, who had led off the game with a double. The RBI for Davis was his 37th on the season and his 6th career RBI versus Liriano.