The Oakland A’s have been hot to begin the month of June, but they were cooled down for one night by an old teammate.
Former A’s pitcher Mike Minor tossed seven sparkling innings for the Kansas City Royals and Oakland fell 6-1 at the Coliseum, finding themselves on the wrong side of one frustrating rally and followed by a late power show.
The home team never got anything going at the plate. They put a stray runner on base in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th but never strung together any rallies. In the 4th inning Jed Lowrie connected for a solo homer, and that was the only time they even reached second base.