Originally Posted by
turbozed
What's your reasoning behind it besides that? Tigers are a solid offensive team. A's offense has been a powerhouse scoring double digits often in Aug/Sep. A's have hit more HR than any other team since ASB, I believe.
Sure there were a mix of terrible AB's (Reddick's bunt in the air) but a lot of great AB's too (Crisp's AB, Vogt's 7th inning AB). Bad umpiring too. But not giving credit to the pitchers in this game seems silly. Or do you think a week layoff made these guys forget how to hit a ball?