OAKLAND — The A’s returned home Thursday after a challenging seven-game trip, convinced there are great days ahead.
A 3-4 trip against division leaders Minnesota and Houston did nothing to dent the A’s confidence. Oakland begins a nine-game homestand with the first of four games against the struggling Texas Rangers, and there are reasons to believe the A’s are in this for the long haul.
“Our best baseball is yet to come. Everybody feels that way,” center fielder Ramon Laureano said.
Part of that optimism comes from well how the A’s have played recently. Five straight home victories after the All-Star break stretched their win streak to six games before the team headed to the heat and humidity of Minnesota.