The Oakland A’s lineup had another tough night.
The A’s set a season-high in strikeouts amid a 5-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Friday, in the opener of a weekend series at the Coliseum.
Once again, Oakland couldn’t get much going on offense. They struck out 16 times, out of 37 trips to the plate, while collecting just five hits and five walks. This marks the 23rd time this season that they’ve been limited to one run or fewer, out of 66 games.
Meanwhile, the Royals banged out 11 hits and took advantage of a couple defensive errors by the A’s, which was enough to score in four different innings.