"He went right after hitters tonight and got some early outs, which is a good sign," Stephen Vogt said. "He pitched his tail off tonight and should have gotten the win."
With two outs in the seventh and runners at second and third, Giovanny Urshela hit a soft grounder toward Marcus Semien. Semien charged the ball and scooped it up cleanly, but his throw brought Ike Davis off the bag.
The run scored, Semien committed his Major League-leading 29th error and the A's went on to lose as Edward Mujica surrendered a run in the ninth.