Official Site of the A's · Apr 5, 2016
Early miscue proves costly on Opening Day
4/4/16: Danny Valencia rips a single to center field that scores Jed Lowrie and brings the Athletics within one runOAKLAND -- White Sox ace Chris Sale christened the 2016 season with eight strikeouts on Monday night, holding the A's to three runs across seven innings to help Chicago pull out a 4-3 victory on Opening Day at the Coliseum.
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OAKLAND -- Food poisoning prevented A's ace Sonny Gray from making his third consecutive Opening Day start on Monday, but the right-hander could make his season debut as soon as Tuesday, manager Bob Melvin said.