As Major League Baseball celebrated Juneteenth and the Athletics celebrated African American Heritage Night at Sutter Health Park, the A’s took on the Houston Astros in West Sacramento.
The A’s sent 27-year-old lefty Jacob Lopez to the mound to face off against Colton Gordon for Houston.
The A’s got things rolling in the bottom of the first inning against Gordon, with Laurence Butler and Jacob Wilson each singling. But Rooker struck out looking and Tyler Soderstrom fouled out to the catcher. That brought up Max Muncy, who walked to load the bases. Kurtz also fouled out to Caratini to end the inning and the threat.