The Oakland A’s took a tough loss on Wednesday. They played 12 innings against the Mariners but failed to score a single run, eventually falling 2-0. There were plenty of opportunities, between a leadoff triple in the 4th and runners in scoring position in the 6th, 10th, and 11th, but they just couldn’t manage to push any of them across.
After such a dispiriting defeat, it’s easy to get down on your team. Fans of every club are sure that their guys are the worst in the world at driving in runners from third base, but of course everyone can’t be last place in any given stat.