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Miller, Waldichuk blank divison-leading Astros

Related Topics: Ken Waldichuk, Houston Astros

As the Oakland A’s continue their final journey through the AL West, they are proving each game that they’re not the same team that they were in April.

Tonight, Mason Miller exemplified those differences, wielding elite stuff that no other pitcher on the A’s staff has shown all sesaon. That stuff, including a flaming 101 mph heater and a deadly slider, got him three strikeouts in two innings against the hottest lineup in baseball.

Mason Miller’s stuff is NASTY pic.twitter.com/wekgZAvwm2

— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) September 12, 2023

Even players who were on the roster in April have done complete 180s and set themselves up for success in 2024.