OAKLAND — Never mind that it’s September, with the major league season in the home stretch.
Sean Doolittle is all about fresh starts right now.
His first big league appearance since June was a highlight from the A’s 10-7 defeat to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. Doolittle struck out two and showed encouraging zip on his fastball in a scoreless seventh, on a day when pitching generally took a back seat as the teams combined for 25 hits.
Doolittle mixed in three split-changeups among his 21 pitches, a little variety in a repertoire that’s typically fastball-dominant.