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A’S SWEPT BY RAYS: Bad At-Bats, Bad Habits & Bigger Questions | The Habit Hunter
The A’s were swept by the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays, but the final scores only tell part of the story. On this episode of THE HABIT HUNTER, Tim Byrnes—better known as Hobbes—studies the trends, tells, and tendencies that turned two competitive games and one ugly finale into another frustrating series defeat.
The biggest problem was impossible to miss: A’s hitters repeatedly put themselves in two-strike trouble. They fell behind 0–2 in 30 plate appearances—31% of their at-bats—while batting just .177 with three walks, 28 strikeouts, and a 1-for-10 performance with runners in…
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