OAKLAND — Marcus Semien, the longest-tenured member of the A’s with Sonny Gray now a Yankee, said he was ready to lead his younger teammates by example with his play on the field.
If they can all follow the one he set on Monday night, the A’s are in pretty good shape for the future.
Semien blasted a 1-1 pitch from George Kontos over the left field wall for a grand slam in the sixth inning to put the A’s ahead 6-3 in an eventual 8-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants in front of 38,391 fans at the Coliseum for the first game of the Bay Bridge Series.