ARLINGTON, Texas — The A’s finally saw what they wanted to see out of No. 1 starter Kendall Graveman, but the end result still left them disappointed.
Graveman grinded out his first quality start of the season, allowing three runs on six hits with four walks and seven strikeouts over six innings of work in a 4-2 loss to the Rangers, snapping the A’s four-game win streak. It was the first time this season Graveman has completed six innings.
Mixing more of his pitches early on as opposed to his usual heavy dose of fastballs and sliders with his new, Graveman was able to keep the Rangers off the board through the first three innings despite allowing base runners in each.