April 30, 2016
A’s 2, Astros 0
W – Hahn (1-0)
L – Devenski (0-1)
S – Madson (8)
I guess some games are better left played at 9pm central, but even if this had been a night game you wouldn’t have even stayed up all that late. It only took two hours and 27 minutes for the Astros to piss this one away.
Devenski pitched a fine game – two runs in five innings – especially given that it was his first MLB start. Feldman turned in three perfect innings of relief. Not really much to complain about on the pitching side this time, and who gives a shit about how the A’s scored their runs.
The lineup managed only three fucking hits against Jesse Hahn, a guy who despite good career numbers in the majors was pitching in the minors earlier this week. They also squandered the few opportunities they had:
- Through five innings every baserunner the Astros had (all two of them) were erased on double plays
- Stranded runners at the corners in the 7th
- In the 9th, bases loaded with one out, Gattis ends all drama with a game-ending GIDP. Saw it coming from a mile away.
7-17. Watch on Sunday if you dare.