Another bug scoring game. The pitching wasn’t as sharp as last night, but then when you score 11 it doesn’t have to be.
Every member of the lineup got on base at least once, and eight of them did it twice or more. Vlad, Clement and Straw each managed it four times. It’s as if they realized they were below quota for May offence and are trying to get it in under the deadline.
The A’s chipped away at Chris Bassitt. Tyler Soderstrom opened the scoring with a solo shot in the second. In the third, Lawrence Butler walked and came around to score on a Jacob Wilson single. Shea Langeliers added a second solo homer in the fourth. They managed a crooked inning in the fifth. Denzel Clarke and Butler singled, and Brent Rooker…