Slow Starts for the Athletics in Their Final Four Seasons in Oakland

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In their final four seasons in Oakland, the Athletics had a tough time getting a lead at the beginning of the year:

In 2021 , the A's held the lead in just two of their first seventy-six innings (those innings were the first inning of the sixth game and the tenth inning of the seventh game).

In 2022 , the A's did not have the lead in any of their first twenty-three innings.

In 2023 , the A's held the lead in only twelve of their first ninety-two innings.

In 2024 , the A's held the lead in just one of their first twenty-seven innings (that inning was the third inning of the third game).

The A's bounced back from the poor start in the first season (2021) to win thirteen games in a row (tied for their fifth-longest winning streak in franchise history) and ended the season with 86 wins. In each of the other three seasons (2022, 2023, and 2024), the A's won fewer than 70 games.

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