ANAHEIM – Just 24 hours after it seemed like there were difficult decisions ahead regarding overcrowding in the Oakland starting rotation, a Wednesday injury to Sean Manaea underscored to the A’s you can never have too much pitching.
Manaea lasted just two innings against the Angels in a game whose result, an 8-5 loss, became secondary to the state of the Oakland rotation.
Manaea allowed four hits, including three doubles, over the space of five batters in the second inning and had trouble reaching 90 mph in the process while giving up three runs. He was lifted with what the A’s described as left shoulder tightness.