The Oakland A’s played a wild one on Tuesday in the Cactus League. They took an early lead over the Royals but nearly blew it, and when the dust settled the A’s managed to hold on to a 9-8 victory. They remain over .500 for the spring (9-7-2).
Danny Duffy started the game for the Royals, but Oakland’s lineup jumped all over the star lefty. Jorge Mateo led off the game with a home run, and the A’s ended up batting around in the 1st inning. By the time Duffy escaped, he’d allowed another dinger to Sheldon Neuse, plus RBI doubles to Mark Canha and Sean Murphy.