Immediately after a seven-game successful streak, the Oakland Athletics are again in one other pronounced slide
The worst staff within the majors will intention to halt a five-game dropping skid once they go to the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday within the opener of a three-game sequence
This is the seventh time this season that Oakland, with solely 19 wins, has misplaced not less than 5 straight video games. The worst stretch was 11 from May 17-28.
The A’s displayed life once they gained two video games from the Pittsburgh Pirates, three contests from the Milwaukee Brewers and two extra from the main league-leading Tampa Bay Rays earlier this month.
But the Rays gained the ultimate two video games of that sequence and the Philadelphia Phillies adopted by successful three video games in Oakland over the weekend.
The A’s dropped the final two video games by an an identical 3-2 rating, the primary in 12 innings once they have been simply 1-for-19 with runners in scoring place.
Playing aggressive video games towards the defending National League champions led Oakland supervisor Mark Kotsay to embrace the optimistic view of the latest sequence.
“We really had a chance to win all three games,” Kotsay stated. “If you asked me in April if I thought we would play that well, I would probably have a different answer. We continue to make improvements.
“We’ll proceed to handle the runners in scoring place and the at-bats that want to be taken to capitalize. If we are able to proceed to enhance in that space, we’re going to win extra video games.”
Cleveland was sputtering with four setbacks in five games before blowing out the host Arizona Diamondbacks 12-3 on Sunday to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
The Guardians left 15 runners on base over the first two games, including 10 on Friday, before going 7-for-16 with runners in scoring position on Sunday
“I believe we had a extremely good method,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. “If you do not keep center, you are going to make some straightforward outs, rollovers, and we stayed via the center of the sphere very well.”
Josh Naylor went 4-for-5 with three RBIs on Sunday. He had a 14-game hitting streak when the team arrived in the desert but was hitless in nine at-bats over the first two games.
“When you see him swinging and his helmet’s not coming off, he is going to be simply tremendous,” Francona said. “There’s a lot to like about his swing.”
Amed Rosario went 6-for-9 over the final two games and Steven Kwan was 5-for-11. Kwan scored four runs and drove in three on Sunday.
Right-hander Aaron Civale (2-2, 2.67 ERA) will start the opener for Cleveland.
Civale lost to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday when he gave up two runs and five hits over 3 2/3 innings. He recorded season highs of seven strikeouts, four walks and two homers.
Civale, 28, missed nearly two months earlier this season due to an oblique injury.
His lone career start against Oakland came in a 9-8 win on April 29, 2022. Civale allowed six runs and seven hits over four innings in a no-decision.
Rookie right-hander Luis Medina (1-6, 7.55) will be on the mound for Oakland.
Medina fell to the Rays on Wednesday when he gave up four runs and eight hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked one.
His lone victory came in his previous start when he allowed two runs and three hits over five innings against the Brewers.
This will be Medina’s seventh big league start and ninth appearance.
The Guardians won two of three at Oakland on April 3-5
–Field Level Media
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