Free-falling: The Athletics have lost seven consecutive games
The A’s beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 in Oakland on June 1 to run their winning streak to five games. They sat 5 1/2 games out of first at 25-29. They are 0-7 since, and sit in last place in the American League West, 12 1/2 games out of first. Here is a look at their seven-game skid:
Date/Opponent | Score | Turning point | Losing pitcher |
June 3 at Houston | 12-2 | Houston scores seven runs in the first inning | Jesse Hahn |
June 4 at Houston | 6-5 (12) | Carlos Correa singles in the winning run in the 12th | Ryan Madson |
June 5 at Houston | 5-2 | Correa’s RBI double puts Houston up for good in the seventh | Ryan Dull |
June 7 at Milwaukee | 5-4 | Chris Carter hits his second homer of the day, a three-run shot, in the sixth | Sean Manaea |
June 8 at Milwaukee | 4-0 | Chase Anderson no-hits the A’s into the sixth | Hahn |
June 10 at Cincinnati | 2-1 | Adam Duvall scores the go-ahead run on Sonny Gray’s wild pitch in the seventh | Gray |
June 11 at Cincinnati | 2-1 | Jay Bruce hits a two-run HR in the second and makes a run-saving catch in the ninth | Daniel Mengden |
Compiled by Chris La Marr
This story was originally published June 11, 2016 at 8:47 PM with the headline "Free-falling: The Athletics have lost seven consecutive games."