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It has been a tense back and forth affair, surely with many twists and turns to come. As it currently stands, the A’s are down 6-4 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning. Manaea was ineffective in four plus innings after a strong start, and had to be relieved by Lou Trivino in the top of the inning.
Nice time for a rally, with Verlander’s pitch count rapidly approaching 100 and a bullpen the A’s have already proved they can beat.