BY RICK PORCARO
Ross Stripling pitched six shutout innings for his first win since the 2022 season and Abraham Toro and Tyler Nevin hit home runs to lead the A’s past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 for a sweep of their three game series.
Oakland’s Ross Stripling delivers a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the way to his first win of the season Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum.
Stripling (1-5) had lost ten straight games going back to his final outing as a San Francisco Giant but was sharp Wednesday, allowing just three hits and retiring the last seven batters he faced. The A’s fourth straight win and sixth in their last seven games moved them within two games (15-17) of .500 and gave them their first sweep of the season.
Abraham Toro watches the flight of his second inning home run against the Pittsburgh’s Quinn Priester during the A’s 4-0 win over the Pirates Wednesday afternoon.
The Athletics return to action Friday with a weekend series against the Miami Marlins. Oakland’s JP Sears (1-2, 4.64) is scheduled to take on Ryan Weathers (2-2, 4.55) Friday night at 6:40PM in the opener.
GAME NOTES:
Oakland recorded their 15th win of the season in their 32nd game, 33 games ahead of last season’s pace when it took them 65 games.
The A’s bullpen extended their scoreless streak to 27.1 innings, tied for the fourth longest streak in Oakland history.
