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Athletics' Collapse Deepens Playoff Doubt | Oakland News
The Athletics just got obliterated 23-4 by the Nationals, plunging their run differential to a league-worst -125 — 21 runs worse than the next worst team. Just two months ago, they looked like they were turning things around, calling up talent and showing signs of life. But this crushing home loss, fueled by a disastrous pitching performance (14 runs surrendered in late innings), has erased all that momentum. New arms like Yunior Tur and Brady Basso couldn’t stem the tide — Tur gave up 6 runs in 2 innings, Basso went hitless. The team also fired their pitching coach, whose ERA was…
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