Ramón Laureano drove in two first-inning runs to provide the A’s an early spark in Atlanta, however that was all of the offense Oakland mustered in one other tough displaying for a disappointing lineup in a 3-2 loss to the Braves on Tuesday.
With the sport tied 2-2 within the seventh, light-hitting outfielder Guillermo Heredia greeted reliever Lou Trivino by launching a solo house run that in the end rewarded Braves starter Kyle Wright with a win. The house run was solely Heredia’s seventh hit in 49 at-bats this season and bumped Trivino’s ERA as much as 6.91.
A’s starter Cole Irvin pitched into the sixth inning at Truist Park and took a no-decision because the left-hander gave up a pair of house runs to Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr.
After the primary three A’s hitters –Tony Kemp, Elvis Andrus and Laureano, reached in opposition to Wright with singles, Oakland recorded solely two hits the remainder of the way in which.
The A’s misplaced six straight video games to shut out their 10-game homestand on the Coliseum and their seven-game shedding streak is the group’s second longest of the season. Oakland misplaced 9 straight video games from April 29-Could 8.
If Oakland’s fortunes change Wednesday, rookie left-hander Jared Koenig could have a hand in serving to the A’s. The Aptos, Calif. product will make his MLB debut in opposition to the Braves after posting a 2.21 ERA in 53 innings at Triple-A Las Vegas.
Koenig, 28, was pitching for the San Rafael Pacifics as just lately as 2018 in impartial ball and spent a part of 2019 with the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League.