Brett Anderson Injury: A’s Lefty Sidelined With Oblique

The Oakland A’s are one of the best stories in baseball, and left-handed starting pitcher Brett Anderson was one of the best stories on one of the best stories in baseball. Anderson had recently returned from Tommy John surgery, and he immediately returned to being one of the better young starters in the game.

Reliever Jim Miller gave up a pair of runs on three hits and one walk for the Athletics. The loss cuts Oakland’s grip on the second wild card to three games, tying them with Baltimore. The Orioles’ game against Seattle is currently in progress. The Tigers are now five games in back of a wild-card spot and within two games of a tie in the AL Central.