Oakland A’s starter struggles in blowout loss to Milwaukee Brewers

OAKLAND — The Oakland A’s were blown out at the Coliseum on Friday night as a rare poor performance from left-handed starter JP Sears, along with some defensive miscues and a sputtering offense, led to an 11-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs as part of a five-run second inning for red-hot Milwaukee, which opened its three-game set in Oakland before an announced crowd of 14,031.

The Brewers, who have won seven of nine, sent nine...