The Ugly – The Top of the A’s Lineup
Oakland has gotten off to a 1-3 start this season, and on Thursday the top of their lineup couldn’t help get them out of the funk. Billy Burns, Jed Lowrie, and Josh Reddick combined to go 0-12, and Oakland fell to the White Sox 6-1.
Reddick has had an especially slow start to the season. He was coming off of two productive offensive seasons, and the A’s hoped he could provide consistent production in the middle of their lineup. So far in 2016, Reddick is 2-13 with 3 strikeouts and no walks. Of course its still early, but his .154/.154/.154 line is disappointing. He likely won’t be this bad all season, and the A’s are hopeful he’ll rebound.
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Oakland may not be confused with an offensive juggernaut this season, but they certainly have to expect more than what they received from the top of their lineup yesterday.