A’s drop split squad game to Giants in Scottsdale

Kyle Muller held the Giants scoreless through three innings Saturday in the A’s 5-1 loss to San Francisco. On Saturday, March 9, the Oakland Athletics played two split-squad games at 12:05 against the San Francisco Giants and at 1:05 against the Milwaukee Brewers. They faced the Giants in Scottsdale and the Brewers at the Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin, NV.

Lefty Kyle Muller took the mound against Jordan Hicks for the Giants. Muller has gone five innings this spring with a 1.80 ERA and seven strikeouts. Hicks has two starts this spring lasting 4 1/3 innings and entered the day with an 8.31 ERA. Hicks has been making the transition from a fireball closer to a starter for the Giants in 2024…