The Oakland A’s wave is over at 13 games, after a loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Now they’ll get the chance to start a new win streak on Monday, in the opener of a four-game road series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The A’s send Sean Manaea to the mound. The lefty has tossed three straight quality starts totaling three runs in 19 innings, with 18 strikeouts and only two walks, and his last time out produced a seven-inning shutout in a short doubleheader game. He’ll look to continue that roll against a Rays team that he last saw in the 2019 Wild Card Game, which did not go well for Manaea.