The A’s won their second straight game on Friday night, starting their weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles off on the right foot with a close 5-4 victory over their AL East foes.
Taking the hill tonight for the home team was left-hander JP Sears. After suffering through the worst stretch of his young career he got back on track last time out and was looking to keep it going against the Orioles on Friday night in Sacramento.
He was looking good early, getting a couple strikeouts in his first inning of work. The 29-year-old made a mistake in the next inning though, leaving a slider up high to Dylan Carlson and seeing it deposited over the outfield wall for a 2-run home run to give Baltimore the early lead.