OAKLAND, Calif. — Mason Miller was electric as advertised, but the Athletics remain in a state of system-wide failure.
The buzz created by the rookie right-hander had worn off by the time the Chicago Cubs beat the the A’s, 12-2, Wednesday at the Coliseum before a crowd of 12,112, much of it there to see the visiting team.
The loss completed an 0-6 homestand, just the second winless homestand of six or more games at the Coliseum since the club moved West in 1968. The other came last season. It dropped the Athletics to 3-16 with seven straight losses and 13 of the last 14 as they depart for a road trip to Texas and Anaheim to face the Rangers and Angels.