A's, bullpen look to stymie Pirates again

The Oakland Athletics hope to ride an impressive bullpen to achieve something they haven't done since last June -- a four-game winning streak-- when they close a three-game home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon. One night after Dany Jimenez and Michael Kelly combined for four shutout innings out of the bullpen in a 5-1 Oakland win, fellow relievers Mitch Spence, Lucas Erceg and Mason Miller retired the last 15 batters they faced -- eight via strikeouts -- to allow the A's to take a 5-2 win.