Here is a beautiful swing A’s fans will be able to enjoy for years to come.
Sean Murphy’s home run came in the fourth inning and doubled the A’s lead from 2-0 to 4-0, but as it turns out, the team didn’t need the insurance. The A’s took the lead in the first inning and never looked back. Between pitchers Chris Bassitt, Brian Schlitter, and Lucas Luetge, the Rangers were no-hit for the first seven innings of play.
Chris Bassitt starting things off for Oakland, and looked very strong at the games outset. Bassitt’s slow curveball generated swings early in the count and led to weak contact.