{"id":6309,"date":"2023-06-27T12:41:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T19:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=6309"},"modified":"2023-06-27T12:41:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T19:41:48","slug":"athletics-drop-series-to-blue-jays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/06\/27\/athletics-drop-series-to-blue-jays\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics Drop Series to Blue Jays"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oakland Athletics<\/a> (20\u201360) dropped their recent three game series against the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> (43\u201336). In this series, they took the honor of being the first team to reach 60 loses this season. The inequality with how the two organizations are run were on full display in this series. The Athletics were out manned, and out matched all weekend long. It was another series watching players who should be locked down on the A’s, play well and succeed against them. Chris Bassitt<\/a><\/strong>, Oakland Athletics ace from 2015-2021, threw for the Blue Jays on Friday to open the series. Matt Chapman<\/strong><\/a>, former all star and MVP candidate in Oakland, currently leads all AL third baseman in All-Star game votes. The Blue Jays’ payroll is over $150 million more than the Athletics, and three players combined (George Springer<\/strong><\/a>, Kevin Gausman<\/strong><\/a>, and Chris Bassitt) make more than the entire Oakland Athletics roster.<\/p>\n

Can’t Find the Big Hit<\/h4>\n

Hitting with runners in scoring position has been a continued struggle for the Athletics in 2023. This is to be expected with such a young and inexperienced roster. Going 3-for-16 over the course of three games is not going to get it done. Especially when you are not a team who can rely on the home run to score runs. They currently sit 23rd in the league with 74 home runs on the season. Over their last three series, the Athletics have gone 13-for-87 (.149).<\/p>\n

New Pitchers Can’t Find Form<\/h4>\n

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