Last night felt like “opposite night,” you know how kids have the “opposite day” game? Well, at least it was a game when I was kid, once upon a time - a long, long time ago. Anyway, a lot of things were out of the ordinary.
First of all, the A’s usually strong offense was non-existent as they were unable to score a single run. The outfield defense was nothing short of spectacular (defense? where did that come from?), and Daniel Gossett, who has struggled in each of his stints in the majors, went seven full innings allowing just four hits and one unearned run while issuing just one walk and striking out five of the Seattle Mariners’ batters.