Entering play on Friday, the Oakland A’s had lost six games in a row and were winless on their current road trip. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Pirates were coming off a sweep of the Texas Rangers and looking to start a five-game home stand on the right foot. Well, unfortunately, the complete opposite of this would happen.
The A’s got out of their rut in a big way on Friday night, dominating the Pirates in an 14-1 victory. This loss ended the Pirates modest two game winning streak, and drops the Bucs to 2-9 in their last 11 games.