Luke Hochevar's final line was not pretty in a one-sided loss in Oakland, but he threw better than the numbers would indicate. In shutting out Oakland in the first three innings, he used a variety of pitches in different counts and had the Athletics off-balance. He got a couple of ground balls and a weak fly ball in the first, whiffed Chris Denorfia on a sinking fastball in the second, froze Rob Bowen with a 93 mph fastball for strike three to end the second right after setting that pitch up with a changeup.