Jared Koenig completed his improbable journey to the major leagues on Wednesday night in Atlanta, and the 28-year-old showed why he could be around for a while.
But Koenig’s inspiring major league debut wasn’t enough to keep the A’s from seeing their losing streak extended to eight with a 13-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
Koenig held the defending World Series champions scoreless into the fourth inning and took a 2-1 lead into the fifth. But the left-hander failed to get an out in the inning, which saw the Braves score four times and eventually turn the final game of the two-game series into a rout.
