Welcome to the second “half” of the 2021 MLB season! Technically the Oakland A’s have already played 56.8% of their schedule, at 92 out of 162 games, but the All-Star break serves as the unofficial midway point in the campaign even if it’s not a mathematically precise description.
After four days off, the A’s are back in action Friday, at home in the Coliseum against the Cleveland Indians. Oakland opens the second half with Sean Manaea on the mound, coming off a first half that should have earned him an All-Star nod but didn’t (3.19 ERA, 3.