Two teams. Two slow starts to the season. Two teams with a hot start to the game. You wouldn’t know what hot was with the crisp 54-degree spring evening as first pitch got underway, but you would be shown it in only five short minutes of baseball.
In just 12 pitches, the Athletics would take a 3-0 lead on a Tyler Soderstrom homer. His seventh of the year scored not only himself but also Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker. Both reached base on singles to center field. At this point, you probably considered turning off the game. I have an obligation to you to keep watching so that you can read this recap, but I have a feeling you would have wanted to keep the game off.