With series wins over the New York Mets and Houston Astros last week, the Atlanta Braves have announced themselves as legitimate title contenders once again..
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The Oakland A’s have played eight games so far in the 2021 season, and they’ve scored a total of 19 runs. Their 2.38 per-game average is the worst in the majors. Once they put up five, and once four, but otherwise every game has fallen between one and three runs. That’s not going to be enough.
However, eight games doesn’t tell you much in baseball. It’s certainly enough to get your attention, especially at the beginning of the year, and we’d even be talking about it if it came in the middle of the summer after three good months. But its a small enough sample that it’s worth looking under the hood before deciding how much to panic, and that’s doubly true when it’s a group of hitters who are supposed to be good and have track records to prove it.
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The Oakland A’s are off to the worst start imaginable in 2021, and the losses have extended beyond just the standings.
After already losing players to wrist injuries in each of their first two games, the A’s had another player exit the game hurt on Sunday. This time it was
Chad Pinder, who was starting in right field.
The very first batter of the game hit a deep fly to right, and Pinder ranged back to make a leaping catch at the wall. However, he came down hard and slipped on the landing, then stayed on the ground for a moment before getting up gingerly.
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