Watch A’s strange losing streak after McCann somehow misses home plate

Watch A’s strange losing streak after McCann somehow misses home plate originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area

ANAHEIM – Well, you don’t see that every day.

The Athletics, almost impressively, failed to score while a runner crossed home plate — fitting, considering their recent road game.

In the second inning of the A’s game against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday at Angel Stadium, a stumbling Kyle McCann missed the field goal after completing third on a double by Max Schuemann.

The A’s catcher would end up being ruled out, not because of the accident, but because of an accident that followed.

After a lengthy replay review, McCann was called out for making contact with his newest A’s teammate, Armando Alvarez – the baseball gods really are tough on Oakland.

Alvarez, who made his MLB career debut on Tuesday, was trying to help his A teammate stay upright while McCann followed him down the base path, eager to score.

Unfortunately for Alvarez, despite natural human instincts and reflexes, he erred in making contact with McCann, which resulted in the final out of the inning.

The A’s were set up for a big inning with the top of the lineup coming in, but instead they let the Angels get away easily. To make matters worse, Los Angeles didn’t even throw home – an unnecessary embarrassment on Oakland’s part.

The A’s, losers of four straight games and in the midst of a season-worst 10-game road losing streak, could really do without harmful dramas. Oakland also lost four consecutive series in Anaheim.

For the moment, the A’s appeared to be on the right track at the end of the current series. But instead of a few fist bumps and high-fives in the dugout for what was assumed to be a 2-0 Oakland lead, their young duo probably got a prominent spot on the error reels.

McCann and Alvarez, two rookies, certainly won’t make the same mistakes again – right?