It happened again. The Oakland A’s had a win sitting right in front of them, but couldn’t quite capitalize.
This time the result was a 3-2 defeat at the hands of the last-place Texas Rangers, who have now beaten Oakland in five of eight meetings this year.
If you’ve been watching the last few weeks, then today’s game was that again. The A’s first batter of the game reached base but was doubled off on a lineout to right field. In the 2nd inning they put two runners on but lined sharply into another double play. In the 4th they loaded the bases but got only one run out of it, and that was thanks to a defensive miscue by the Rangers (the fielder could have thrown home to force the runner out at the plate).