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This was the scene that A’s manager Bob Melvin surely had envisioned coming out of spring training.
Tyler Clippard walking off the mound to accept congratulations after closing out a victory. It played out Monday night at Minute Maid Park, as the A’s beat the Astros 2-1 in a game that unfolded according to script in regards to Oakland’s bullpen.
Didn’t it seem this was a team that would have to pull out low-scoring games in 2015? After trading away three All-Star hitters in the offseason, the A’s looked like a team that would have to lean on its pitching staff, including a deep bullpen, to have success.