Shea Langeliers off to scorching start despite A’s 0-2 record
It's been a red hot start for him, but not the team.
Shea Langeliers off to scorching start despite A’s 0-2 record originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The record says 0-2, but Shea Langeliers is doing everything he can to change that.
Through the first two games of the season, Langeliers has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball. He’s gone 5-for-8 with 3 home runs and 6 RBI, carrying the offense for the Oakland Athletics even as the wins have not followed. On Friday, the A’s dropped a tight 3-2 game to the Toronto Blue Jays .
Saturday was even tougher, an 8-7 loss in another game that slipped away late. Two games, two close losses, and Langeliers right in the middle of everything offensively. A start that puts him in rare company It’s not just a hot streak.
It’s history. Langeliers’ three home runs are tied for the most by an A’s player through the first two games of a season. The only other name to do it?