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- Updated: May 29, 2016
OAKLAND — Ian Kinsler might be the best second baseman to never have won a Gold Glove, which is what made his error in the sixth inning of Sunday’s 4-2 loss to Oakland so surprising.
It also turned out to be the turning point in the game.
Kinsler was unable to field Yonder Alonso’s two-out grounder cleanly, allowing the tying run to score. Later in the inning, two more scored on Billy Butler’s pinch-hit bloop single, which landed just in front of center fielder Cameron Maybin.
All three runs were unearned and cost starter Mike Pelfrey a shot at getting his first win of the season.
“Baseball’s a weird game. You can’t lose focus at any moment,” Kinsler said. “You lose focus, and things like that happen. The tough part about it is [that] Pelfrey has been pitching well, and we’re trying to get him over that …
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