The Oakland A’s won in walk-off fashion on Opening Day, outlasting the Angels for a 6-5 victory in 11 innings on a beautiful Thursday afternoon. Oakland showed off many of the strengths and weaknesses that were expected of them throughout the day, with a shaky performance from their starting pitcher offset by strong bullpen work and lots of power from their lineup. In the end, Marcus Semien came up with the winning hit in extras.
Quick rundown:
- Kendall Graveman left the ball up too much, leading to three homers by the Angels.
- Oakland responded with back-to-back dingers in the 5th by Khris Davis and Matt Olson, putting the A’s right back in the game.