There were chants of “sell the team” in the top of the fifth inning in Washington, D.C., a message directed at A’s owner John Fisher.
WASHINGTON — The positive vibes for the Oakland Athletics from Friday’s call up of top prospect Lawrence Butler dissipated somewhat hours later when the Washington Nationals handed the A’s an 8-2 defeat.
Meanwhile, Washington’s Ildemaro Vargas homered and drove in four runs, Keibert Ruiz went deep at home for the first time since May to help the Nationals win. Oakland Athletics’ Lawrence Butler practices his swing before an at-bat during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Washington.
“I’d say the first at-bat was probably the most butterflies,” Butler said. “But I was comfortable enough. I feel like I had a good at-bat … took some good pitches. threw me a pretty good pitch, tried to foul it off, ended up popping it to left field, but that’s baseball.”
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