ANAHEIM — The Oakland A’s continued one trend on Thursday night, and came up considerably short with another.
The A’s hit a pair of solo homers in the opener of the four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, but starting pitcher Tanner Anderson couldn’t get through the third inning, setting the stage for the 8-3 loss at Angel Stadium.
Oakland starters had gone 5-2 with a 3.39 ERA in the previous 11 games, most recently getting six shutout innings from Daniel Mengden in a 2-0 win at the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, lifting Oakland five games over .