The two game sweep of the A’s might as well have been a decade ago. There’s plenty to enjoy about a poor baseball team, but losing games in a non-competitive fashion three nights in a row with the Twins in town made for gallows humor at best. It’d been utterly miserable baseball, highlighted only by a bit of late offense and Tom Murphy’s 90-mph heat and devastating slide piece. Last night’s eruption led Minnesota to wrest control of the MLB lead in runs scored (likely for good), while their lead in the other direction on runs allowed ballooned.
Grandpa Edwin spoils the Mariners with all the dingers and defense their parents never let them have
