The Oakland A’s won their third game in a row Friday night, and for the second straight evening they did so by blanking the Los Angeles Angels, this time by a 2-0 margin.
At this point, it’s rarely a question of whether the A’s starter was good, but rather which starter took their turn dominating that night.
Twice he found himself with a pair of runners on base, but both times he struck out rookie Brandon Marsh to escape it.
Bassitt revealed later that he had a hunch Ohtani would run, and it’s a good thing they got him because two of the next three batters singled.
The bullpen took care of the final two frames, and just like last night it was Sergio Romo in the 8th and Lou Trivino in the 9th.
Oakland loaded the bases in the 2nd inning but got nothing, then loaded them in the 4th and barely got something when Mark Canha walked to force home a run.
Among the rest of the lineup, Elvis Andrus reached base all four times up .
They’ll need to step it up even further against some tougher opponents, but they’re certainly getting themselves back on track as the end of the month approaches.