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- Updated: April 28, 2016
DETROIT — It was the shortest start of Sonny Gray’s Major League career, but it wasn’t a complete surprise to Gray himself.
The A’s right-hander lasted just two innings in Wednesday night’s 9-4 loss to the Tigers at Comerica Park, giving up four runs, two hits and four walks while striking out two.
“It’s no secret I’ve been a little more out of the zone than I would like to be early in the year,” Gray said. “This is really the first time it’s hurt me. You look at all my starts leading into this one, I’ve had some close calls. I’ve been a little wild and been able to pitch out of it. Today, I was, once again, a little wild and not throwing a lot of strikes. “
Only 36 of Gray’s 65 pitches were strikes, including four of 12 curveballs and 10 of 18 two-seam fastballs, according to Brooks Baseball.
Gray allowed a walk and hit a batter in the first inning but escaped unscathed. In his 40-pitch second, Nick Castellanos led off with a triple. A walk between two groundouts followed, plating one run and leaving one out to go, …
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