The Oakland A’s salvaged a split in their season-opening four-game series against the Angels, earning a 5-1 victory in the finale Thursday afternoon.
Andrew Triggs, making his first start of the year, pitched into the 6th for Oakland and allowed just one unearned run. The bullpen gave up just one hit the rest of the way to shut down the Angels’ pesky lineup. Liam Hendriks, Santiago Casilla, and Sean Doolittle struck out six of the 11 batters they faced.
Meanwhile, the big knock for the A’s was delivered by Ryon Healy, who absolutely blasted a homer to cap off a four-run 3rd inning; that shot extended the A’s lead from 2-1 to 4-1.