A's open set vs. Guardians
MLB.TV: Abraham Toro hit the 1st leadoff home run of his career, and Oakland's 1st leadoff homer of the season.
Abraham Toro launches a homer to right field in the top of the 1st giving the A's a 1-0 lead
The data behind Abraham Toro's home run
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Paul Blackburn deals against the Cardinals, striking out seven batters over 5 2/3 innings of work
The data behind Paul Blackburn's outing
Esteury Ruiz lines a ball to left-center field for a two-run home run, giving the A's a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning
The data behind Esteury Ruiz's home run
Willson Contreras and the Cardinals take on Esteury Ruiz and the Athletics on April 17, 2024
Shea Langeliers splits the left-center field gap with an RBI double, tying the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the 5th inning
Abraham Toro bounces a ball to second base for an RBI groundout, giving the A's a 4-3 lead
Darell Hernaiz hits a sacrifice fly to left field to extend the Athletics' lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the 5th inning
Zack Gelof dives to corral a hard ground ball to and fires to first to retire Paul Goldschmidt in the top of the 3rd inning