For the Oakland A's, starting the season 2-4 with the team they have should leave a very bitter taste in their mouths. Especially with the latest 1-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
Not only that, but the A's lack of offense turned Trevor Cahill's tremendous start into a loss. Cahill's only mistakes came in the sixth inning. He gave up a solid single to Adrian Beltre for the first hit of the game and the next batter Mike Sweeney, a former A, lined a double to score Beltre.
The A's had a chance to tie the game up in the bottom of the ninth inning, but again failed to bring anyone in.
This season, the A's have only one home run. Yet, part of the excitement for the season was the addition of Matt Holliday and the signing of Jason Giambi.
What's been the most frustrating is the fact that the A's have had many chances to score. The A's have had opportunities with the bases loaded and two runners on and have not been able to capitalize.
It's looking to be like more of the same for the A's. The pitching is going to be solid and the offense is not going to come through.
This begs the question—why can't the A's find a hitting coach that would help with situational hitting?
The ending of the game today, with Jack Cust lining out to left field with two runners on, was symbolic of the first six games for the A's. During the at bat, Cust had some great pitches to hit and just managed to foul them off and when he did put the ball in play, it was right at someone.
Hopefully, the first week of the season is just an anomaly for the A's because the offense isn't performing as it was supposed to be—especially with the additions in the off-season.
Maybe in the next series against the Boston Red Sox, the A's can find their offense.
Otherwise, the A's are in for a long season.
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