A very common refrain from the radio feed of today’s game versus the Indians was "Don’t think about the score." Every team has an embarrassingly ugly game or two during spring training, and today was one of those games for the A’s.
Sean Manaea took the mound for his second appearance of spring training. In his brief appearance, Manaea fell behind all but one batter, was constantly in trouble, and gave up consistent hard contact against an Indians’ offense that was resting a large percentage of its starters. Four of the first five hits on the day for the Indians were scorched for doubles, as Manaea’s fastball had no deception or movement.