If misery indeed loves company, Athletics starter Kendall Graveman was crazy about his relievers Sunday in Baltimore. The two that followed him to the mound performed worse than he did.
That's little consolation for Gravemen, who was pounded for six runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings to lower his record to 6-9. He walked one and fanned four.
The disaster began with a Gerardo Parra homer in the first inning and continued in the second with five hits, including two run-scoring doubles. An Adam Jones blast in the third made it 6-1 and all but sealed his fate.
Gravemen has lost five consecutive decisions, including two in which he failed to complete four innings. He has surrendered 25 runs in his last 32 2/3 innings pitched to send his ERA soaring to 4.27.