After generating a ton of excitement and outscoring their opponents 23-11 in their first two games, the A’s recorded their first loss of the year against the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
Starting off the game, new acquisition Drew Rucinski — one of the top pitchers in the KBO the past 4 years — pitched a forgettable two innings in his green-and-gold debut. In the first, he gave up a solo homer to 2016 NL MVP Kris Bryant, who hasn’t played baseball since July of last year, and a 2-out RBI single to catcher Elias Diaz. Not a great start.