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Battery of Triggs, Vogt provides jolt for A’s
- Updated: August 29, 2016
ST. LOUIS — The only consistency for the A’s this season has been inconsistent play and health, making for a mostly disappointing period that’s been relieved every so often by a surge of good vibes like those that radiated in St. Louis this weekend.
The A’s series win over the playoff hopeful Cardinals, secured with a 7-4 victory at Busch Stadium on Sunday, could not have been predicted: They trotted out three starters thrust into those roles only by necessity, along with a designated hitter-less lineup in uniform with National League rules.
Yet the A’s claimed two of three from the Cardinals, outscoring them, 11-9. Their starters — Ross Detwiler, Zach Neal and Andrew Triggs — allowed only seven earned runs in the three games, while the offense kept pace.
Triggs’ work, continually impressive from a career reliever, earned him his first big league win Sunday. The right-hander held St. Louis to three runs and four hits in six innings with a career-high eight strikeouts while lowering his ERA as a starter to 2.92 in five showings.
“That was so awesome,” said catcher Stephen Vogt, who aided the cause with a three-run homer off Jaime Garcia. “He’s been a competitor …
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