Ryan Cook’s Scoreless Inning Streak Ends at 23.1

All eyes have been on Aroldis Chapman and his dominance through 26 scoreless innings. Unfortunately the 100+MPH arm has people completely overlooking the Oakland A’s reliever’s impressive streak of 23.1 scoreless, which ended last night due to a RBI Morneau double. Cook’s ERA now sits at .75. Billy Beane acquired Cook as a part of the blockbuster trade sending Trevor Cahill to the Diamondbacks; and so far, the A’s have seen the benefits with both Cook and starter Jarrod Parker (I’d expect nothing less from the Moneyball Genie). During Cook’s streak he had 1 win, 10 holds, 21 strikeouts and was an anchor for the A’s in the middle innings.  Cook also had a phenomenal streak of six straight consecutive holds from April 13-April 27. The 6-2 righty did have a little trouble on his command giving up 12 walks in his 21 appearances, but you can’t complain that much considering he gave up 0 runs. Although the streak had to come to an end at some point, it couldn’t have come at a worse time. ...