Not Hitting

The Athletics are not hiting.  The hitters look anemic right now.  Last night they did not have a hit from the 4^th to the 9^th innings. Today they looked really bad up until the 9^th inning and that was just the Mariners closer screwing up.  Cust is not living up to last years numbers, and the DH spot is up in the air or day to day.  The third spot in the lineup usually reserved for a teams best hitter constantly changes.  All of this worries me.  The main reason we are able to win is standout pitching and good defense.    If it weren't for these two factors we would be dead ducks.  Thank goodness the rest of the American League West isn't very good. At this point I don't care how we win just that we do.  I'll take smoke and mirrors any day over a loss.