The Oakland A’s are 7% of the way through their 2020 schedule already after their opening four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, and so far they’re off to exactly the kind of quick start they were hoping for in the short sprint of the 60-game season.
In the series finale on Monday, the A’s put an emphatic stamp on their victory by spinning a shutout, combined between starter Chris Bassitt and five relievers. Oakland won 3-0.
Bassitt went four innings, which isn’t unusual right now as starters have been ramping up slowly after an abbreviated preseason.