I have a feeling this is going to be one of those weird seasons. The A’s lost two to the Mariners and fell from their perch. And to add insult to injury, they’re not back to .500. That’s what happens when you don’t get any offense.
And yesterday, the A’s got no offense. A great start by Joe Blanton was wasted as the A’s were shutout on three hits. Blanton went the distance and he gave up two runs on six hits and Shannon Stewart had two of the A’s three hits.
Today’s game wasn’t much better because two runs isn’t going to cut it either. Joe Kennedy gave up one run in five innings but the bullpen was knocked around for three runs with Kiko Calero giving up two of those and taking the loss. Mark Ellie had two hits, a run and an RBI while Shannon Stewart finished with two hits and a run in the 4-2 loss.
Things should improve this weekend because the Devil Rays roll into town for three games. I like our chances in this series and if the White Sox can take care of the Angels, maybe the A’s can get back into first place.
