The games don’t matter, but an 0-5 record is still ugly. The A’s have been giving up a lot of late runs, and many players on offense weren’t putting good wood on the ball. Today, the team won 16-3 against the visiting Diamondbacks, and the long shame of defeat is over.
The A’s scored six runs in the first and sent ten batters to the plate. The patience of the team in the inning was impeccable, the A’s working four full counts and walked three times, regardless of whether or not Diamondbacks starter Luke Weaver could be described as nibbling the zone.