Athletics’ Ross Stripling joins the party in sweep of Pirates
OAKLAND — Ross Stripling is so focused on each pitch that he doesn’t spend much time assessing his own success or failure based on his won-loss record. It was different on Wednesday when Stripling threw six shutout innings in the Athletics’ 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Coliseum for his first win since Oct. 1, 2022, while a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Stripling (1-5) had an 0-5 record in 22 games with the Giants last season. “First win I’ve seen since late 2022, and it feels that way,” Stripling said after the A’s completed their first sweep of the season and improved to 15-17. “It’s not really something I track. I don’t know my career record and I couldn’t give you a ballpark guess, but you are certainly aware when you’ve gone almost two seasons without a win.” It was the A’s fourth straight win, and they locked down the Pirates (14-18) with 11 hits and three runs in the three games. For the series, Pittsburgh batters hit .124 (11-for-89) with 20 runners left on base and were 0-for-14 with runners