The A’s kick off the final series of this inaugural homestand tonight at 6:40 p.m. against the Cleveland Guardians at the Oakland Coliseum. The 3-1 Guardians will send righty Zach Plesac to the mound; while righty James Kaprielian will start for the 1-2 Athletics. Both hurlers are making their first start of the 2023 regular season.
Kaprielian was sharp in an abbreviated spring training, and hopes to continue that success into the regular season tonight. A’s manager Mark Kotsay is hoping his bats will come alive tonight after scoring only three runs in the first four games of the season.