The Oakland Athletics will head out on a 10-game road trip Friday when they begin a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians.
Despite their 8-11 record, the Athletics have been surprisingly competitive over the first three weeks of the season. Oakland avoided a sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 6-3 win Wednesday. Still, the two losses in that series were competitive as they fell 3-1 in the opener Monday and 3-2 on Tuesday.
The performance of the pitching staff has been the biggest surprise through the early going. The A’s currently rank ninth in the majors with a 3.