The fine first start of the season for Athletics starter Drew Pomeranz is becoming more of a distant memory with every mediocre one.
Pomeranz added a fourth straight so-so effort Saturday in Texas. He again failed to make it through six innings, pitching 5 1/3 and surrendering three runs on eight hits with one walk and four strikeouts. He settled for a no-decision.
The lefty allowed just one run in the first after a single and double, but an RBI single by Adrian Beltre in the third and leadoff blast by Kyle Blanks in the sixth all but ended his night. He was lifted after throwing just 84 pitches.
Pomeranz, who has yielded 14 earned runs in his last 20 1/3 innings pitched, will try to reverse course Thursday in Minnesota.