Joey Estes pitched well in his first start of 2024, and seems to have a new trick up his sleeve this season
The Oakland A's have secured as many wins this season against the Seattle Mariners as they had all of last year, following Saturday night's 8-1 thumping. Abraham Toro stayed hot, going 2-for-5 out of the leadoff spot, and he is now 23 for his last 57, good for a .403 average over his last 15 games dating back to the first game the A's played in Baltimore at the end of April.
With the win, the A's now sit at 19-23 with the chance to make a big statement on Sunday by taking the series against a team that has tormented them in recent years. Since the beginning of 2021, the A's were just 13-38 against Seattle heading into this series, which includes a 1-12 showing last year. A win on Sunday, on the road, would signify that the A's are not the same team they've been in recent years.
On Saturday he gave up a homer to Cal Raleigh, but that would be the only run Seattle would get all evening. With the sweeper seemingly gone, Estes' fastball usage ticked up in this contest from about 47% to 54%, which is right in line with how much he used it in his final start before his call-up. The cutter was also used a little less, going from 8.5% to 3%, but this is just one start and could be more of a game plan thing for this specific opponent. He used it 17% in his last Triple-A start.
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