OAKLAND — A’s left-hander Jesús Luzardo was in disbelief. He had stopped a hard ground ball from Charlie Blackmon and had plenty of time to throw to first base to get the out.
But after an almost half-hearted throw over to Matt Olson, Blackmon was called safe, and two runners came around to score in the ninth inning to pad the Colorado Rockies’ lead. Luzardo, almost wide-eyed, put his hands on top of his head in incredulity.
“I thought I had more time than I actually did,” Luzardo said after the A’s 5-1 loss. “That was my fault.