The A’s arrived back in the Bay Area for the first time since September of last year to begin a weekend series with the Giants. Facing their former regional rival, the Athletics lost to San Francisco on a chilly Friday night by a final of 9-1.
Taking the ball to start the game for the A’s was lefty JP Sears. The team’s best and most consistent starter entering tonight was his usual self through the first two frames as he had an uneventful start to the game, allowing just one hit to Mike Yastrzemski that went for nothing.