Numbers in Angels sweep of A's you have to see to believe

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ANAHEIM -- It was a game you really had to watch to believe.

So rather than rehash the A’s 10-8 loss to the Angels on Wednesday, when they scored eight runs in the fourth inning alone and still couldn’t come away victorious, here’s a by-the-numbers look at this game and this A’s-Angels series as a whole …

5: The number of runs Oakland led by before letting this one slip away. It tied for their largest lead surrendered in a loss this season.

.083: Opponents’ batting average with runners in scoring position against A’s reliever Chris Hatcher entering Wednesday night. Hitters were 3-for-36 against him in that situation. But he piped a 94 mile-per-hour fastball to Cliff Pennington, who hit a game-altering grand slam in the seventh.

11: Speaking of Pennington, the one-time A’s shortstop, this is the number of home runs he’d hit in five seasons since leaving Oakland before Wednesday. Not the first guy you’d pick from this Angels lineup to clear the fence, and clear the bases.

37: The number of games that it’s taken A’s rookie first baseman Matt Olson to swat 11 homers. That’s roughly a home run for every 3 1/2 games he’s playing, excellent production from a player who came through the system as one of the A’s best power-hitting prospects.

4: The A’s were a perfect 4-for-4 with men in scoring position in their eight-run fourth inning. That’s more hits in that situation than Oakland had in its previous three games combined.

3: And now the bad news offensively. The A’s scored runs in just three of 27 innings during their three-game series in Anaheim. It’s tough to sustain momentum, and truly feel like you’re in control of a game, when you’re plating runs so infrequently. 612: Total homers clubbed by Albert Pujols over his career. With the two he hit off Kendall Graveman on Wednesday, he tied Jim Thome for seventh place on the major leagues’ career home run list. Next up: Ken Griffey, Jr. at 630.

.377: Mike Trout’s batting average against the A’s (66-for-175) since the beginning of 2015. The superstar absolutely crushes Oakland pitching. After sitting out two games with a stiff neck, he returned Wednesday and promptly went 4-for-4 with a homer, triple and four runs scored.

29: Number of consecutive games in which the A’s hit at least one double, before the streak ended in Tuesday’s loss. No matter … The A’s got doubles from Matt Joyce and Bruce Maxwell on Wednesday, and they finished the month of August with 56, most in the American League.

.323: The A’s current winning percentage on the road as determined by their 21-44 record. The only time in Oakland history they have finished with a winning percentage under .350 on the road was in 1979, when they went 23-58 (.284) away from the Coliseum. That’s a piece of history they want no part of.

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