The Oakland A’s played their first baseball game of 2019 on Friday, in a Cactus League contest against the Mariners. In the end Seattle won 8-1 after controlling the action from start to finish.
Of course, this is spring training, so the actual results of the game don’t matter. The wins and losses don’t count, the stats are meaningless, and everyone is just getting warmed up for when the real season begins. On the other hand, this matchup was televised on MLB Network, so there is at least the chance to do some eyeball scouting.
As long as we’re here, let’s start with a quick play-by-play.