The Oakland A’s are barely hanging onto their .500 record as they stave off the threat of a June swoon. They were limping through a 6-10 stretch entering their set against the Angels last weekend, but they managed to scratch out a series win thanks to some walk-off heroics.
As the starting rotation continues to struggle with injuries, and the emergency replacement arms get exposed against tougher competition, the lineup has needed to step up. That’s been tougher with Matt Chapman landing on the DL, but a couple new names are helping pick up some slack.