Same Story

The A’s had a chance to change the narrative. Instead, they added another chapter to the same frustrating story. After showing signs of life earlier in the week, the A’s returned to their losing ways Sunday afternoon, falling 5-2 to the Washington Nationals and extending their Sacramento misery with their 10th consecutive series loss at Sutter Health Park. Jacob Lopez battled through four-plus innings, but CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews delivered the knockout punch with back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning, turning a competitive game into another reminder of where this team still falls short. On tonight’s Last Call: A’s Post Game Live, we break down another missed opportunity, the continued struggles at home, the offensive inconsistency, and why the A’s keep finding themselves on the wrong side of close games. Shea Langeliers and Jacob Wilson provided some positives, but moral victories don’t show up in the standings. The A’s now head to Arizona searching for answers as the losses pile up and the question becomes louder: how much longer can this team keep repeating the same mistakes?