Elephant Rumblings: Time To Start A New Winning Streak

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Max Muncy #3 of the Athletics gets set against the New York Yankees during the game at Yankee Stadium on April 08, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Caean Couto/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to Tuesday everyone! Yesterday saw the Athletics’ five-game winning streak come to an end in their first game back home in a week.

They didn’t look all that ready for the Texas Rangers last night as Luis Severino’s home struggles continued again. Last night’s game was his first start back in Sacramento since last year, when he pitched to a 6. 01 ERA in front of the home crowd across 16 starts.

The hope was that last year was a severe anomaly but it seems that Sevy genuinely does not like pitching in a minor league ballpark. Everyone’s on the same playing field but the veteran right-hander is going from pitching in New York, with two brand-new stadiums, to a Triple-A field. That would make any of us frustrated and it seems like that trend might continue in 2026.

Luis Severino’s home debut vs TEX 6 IP 6 H 4 ER 3 BB | 7 K #Athletics pic. twitter. com/HTJcH6RW27 — SleeperAthletics (@SleeperAth) April 14, 2026 What should the A’s do?