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Alcantara’s consistency, command improving
- Updated: September 25, 2016
OAKLAND — A’s right-hander Raul Alcantara appears far removed from his nightmare-like Major League debut, in which he plunked three of the first eight Angels batters he faced.
About three weeks after appearing like he may not even last a full inning, Alcantara pitched six solid frames, the longest outing of his career, in Oakland’s 5-0 loss to the Rangers Saturday.
The only problem was those six solid innings included two pitches up in the zone. And Elvis Andrus wasn’t shy when given that opportunity, cranking a pair of two-run homers off the rookie.
“I thought he threw the ball well today. It ended up being two pitches for him,” said A’s manager Bob Melvin. “Other than that, I thought he threw the ball well. He’s got some good sink when it’s down, got a good assortment of pitches.”
Facing a makeshift lineup a day after Texas clinched the American League West, Alcantara limited the …
