Oakland’s bats have come back to life and it is about time. Since the East Coast swing began on Friday the A’s have scored 33 runs in six games, good for 4th in baseball. Their 13 home runs are the most and their .345 wOBA is good for 11th. However, in the two weeks prior to this hot streak the team had mustered just 34 runs, three more than lowest scoring St. Louis Cardinals, and 11 home runs. By wOBA, however, the A’s ranked dead last.
Prior to a 14-day period when the A’s couldn’t hit their way out of a wet paper bag they were among the best offensive forces in the league.