OAKLAND – At times the A’s have short-circuited in one particular facet of the game and it’s cost them.
On Saturday, fans got treated to an across-the-board display of bad baseball from the home team. From the struggles of starter Kendall Graveman to another ineffective day with the bats to two dropped fly balls in the outfield, the A’s suffered a 9-3 defeat that was not one for the time capsule.
They’ve lost a season-high three games in a row, and they fell to three games under .500 (8-11) for the first time since July 2, 2012, when they were 39-42.