JP Sears struggled and the Oakland Athletics offense never got off the ground Sunday in a blowout loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
Sears found himself in trouble from the start after giving up two consecutive singles to Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle. Sears got Gunnar Henderson to pop out for the first out, but then walked Austin Hays to lead the bases. Ramon Urias then grounded into what looked like a double play, but a botched throw from Gelof led to Baltimore taking the 1-0 lead Sears struck out Cedric Mullins to avoid any more first inning damage.