Chavez working on inconsistency following 8-3 loss
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jesse Chavez knows what is wrong. All he can do is keep reminding himself to work at correcting things.
Chavez (7-14) allowed five runs on six hits in two-plus innings, his shortest outing of the year. He walked a season-high five and struck out two in the Oakland Athletics' 8-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
"What's going on is inconsistency," Chavez said. "One inning it will be good, one inning it will be bad. I have to get back to basics and let my stuff work."
Chavez said when he leans back, instead of using his legs and the mound, his pitches tend to flatten out, giving the hitters the advantage.
"Things tend to go side-to-side instead of of north and south when I lean back," he said.