The Oakland A’s Look For New Results with new Coach Against the KC Royals

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The Oakland A’s Look For New Results with new Coach Against the KC Royals

The Oakland Athletics were having a tough time winning ball games and something had to change. So the A’s made a change at coach and they hope it will equal a winning streak against the Royals.

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From his time managing the Mariners, Bob Melvin is no stranger to the Oakland Coliseum.

"I've been in that other dugout," the interim skipper said. "I have not been in that first base dugout before. I've been down the clubhouse steps, just never taken that turn to the left."

On Tuesday, Melvin, who grew up attending games as a fan in the Bay Area, will get his first chance to manage from the home dugout as the A's host the Royals.

"It'll be neat," Melvin said.

But after being hired on Thursday in the midst of a nine-game losing streak and breaking it on Friday, Melvin's next order of business is to clean up the mess of a tumultuous road trip -- one in which the team lost nine games and a handful of players to injuries.

The A's recently dropped three of four to the White Sox.

On Sunday, Melvin announced staff ace Trevor Cahill as Tuesday's starter in an attempt to get the six-game home stand started on the right foot.

After exploding out of the gate, Cahill has lost his past four decisions and was roughed up by the White Sox on Thursday, allowing six earned runs on eight hits in 2 2/3 innings pitched, the shortest outing of his season.

Cahill has allowed three or more earned runs in each of his past four starts.

Opposing Cahill, and possibly pitching for his continued spot in the rotation, is lefty rookie Danny Duffy.

In six starts since being called up on May 18, Duffy is 0-2 with a 5.55 ERA and has been battling command issues.

The 22-year-old has averaged 96 pitches in just under five innings per start. He's walked 17 and struck out 18 in 24 1/3 innings and opponents are hitting .309 off him.

The Royals are embarking on a six-game road trip and make their first of three trips to the West Coast beginning on Tuesday.

Kansas City took two of three against the A's in early May.

The Oakland A’s get started on the right foot for their new coach with a win against the Royals to start this series.

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