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Staggering under the load of a seven-game losing streak during which they are averaging 2.0 runs per game, the Guardians move up the coast to Oakland to face a team that is in even more dire straits offensively.
The A’s are 10-9 but have scored just 12 runs in their last 8 games. The A’s conducted something of a fire sale after last season but still find themselves one game over .500. They have not won or lost more than two consecutive games this year, unlike the G’s who bounce from one streak to another.
The A’s rank 25th or lower in batting average, on-base percentage, and OPS. They are 19th in runs per game, but were doing better in the first 11 games. In their last eight games they have scored more than two runs only once. For the season their offense ranks 23rd in wRC+ at 87. The Guardians are 11th at 110, but like the A’s, most of their offense came in the first 10 games.
This has to be the league’s two coldest offenses matching up this weekend. Little things could decide these games. Runs will probably be very hard to come by on both sides.
The A’s are better at pitching than hitting, ranking 11th in team ERA, 12th in WHIP, and 10th in xFIP.
Tonight Aaron Civale tries to get untracked and this is the team you want to face if you’re a struggling pitcher. The A’s will go with RHP Frankie Montas, who is 2-2, 3.28. Montas ranks 8th in WHIP at 0.81. Last year he was 13-9, 3.37. Last year he started two games against the Indians and held them to a 2.05 BA and a 2.25 ERA. Good luck against him tonight.
Players currently on the G’s roster are hitting .101 against him. Jose is 4-for-13 but nobody else has managed more than one hit. Straw is 0-for-7. Opposing batters are hitting .180 against him this year.
Civale is off to a horrible start with a 9.58 ERA in three starts. At home the A’s are hitting .186/.542, so this is a great team for him to be going against. For the season the A’s are averaging 2.28 runs per game at home.
The A’s are a little short on starters. Cole Irvin goes tomorrow against Bieber; Irvin has a 3.32 ERA in four starts. But Sunday they’re going with a 27-year-old rookie, Adam Oller, who in three starts has lasted only 9.2 innings with an ERA of 11.17.
The A’s are 10-9 but have scored just 12 runs in their last 8 games. The A’s conducted something of a fire sale after last season but still find themselves one game over .500. They have not won or lost more than two consecutive games this year, unlike the G’s who bounce from one streak to another.
The A’s rank 25th or lower in batting average, on-base percentage, and OPS. They are 19th in runs per game, but were doing better in the first 11 games. In their last eight games they have scored more than two runs only once. For the season their offense ranks 23rd in wRC+ at 87. The Guardians are 11th at 110, but like the A’s, most of their offense came in the first 10 games.
This has to be the league’s two coldest offenses matching up this weekend. Little things could decide these games. Runs will probably be very hard to come by on both sides.
The A’s are better at pitching than hitting, ranking 11th in team ERA, 12th in WHIP, and 10th in xFIP.
Tonight Aaron Civale tries to get untracked and this is the team you want to face if you’re a struggling pitcher. The A’s will go with RHP Frankie Montas, who is 2-2, 3.28. Montas ranks 8th in WHIP at 0.81. Last year he was 13-9, 3.37. Last year he started two games against the Indians and held them to a 2.05 BA and a 2.25 ERA. Good luck against him tonight.
Players currently on the G’s roster are hitting .101 against him. Jose is 4-for-13 but nobody else has managed more than one hit. Straw is 0-for-7. Opposing batters are hitting .180 against him this year.
Civale is off to a horrible start with a 9.58 ERA in three starts. At home the A’s are hitting .186/.542, so this is a great team for him to be going against. For the season the A’s are averaging 2.28 runs per game at home.
The A’s are a little short on starters. Cole Irvin goes tomorrow against Bieber; Irvin has a 3.32 ERA in four starts. But Sunday they’re going with a 27-year-old rookie, Adam Oller, who in three starts has lasted only 9.2 innings with an ERA of 11.17.
