Austin Wells’ bat had cooled off some through the first three weeks of September. His work behind the plate had not.
His work behind the plate had not. over the A’s, having a hand in helping the ace cruise through a nine-inning, two-hit gem at the Coliseum.
“I think he was pretty talented at it,” Cole said. “But look, we’re trying to turn the lineup over four times. So the communication is important. I made an effort to up that, to make sure we’re on the same page with pitches and we got multiple opinions on what we’re seeing. Just makes it that much easier when you know the pitching coach and the catcher, everybody’s convicted we’re throwing this pitch, and that gives you the best chance to execute, whether you’re right or not.
Boone pointed to a key at-bat in the bottom of the ninth inning, with the score tied 1-1, as an example. Lawrence Butler took a big hack at a 1-0 fastball at the top of the zone and fouled it off, which Cole followed with a pair of changeups — he only threw five of them all night — to get Butler whiffing for his seventh strikeout.
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