In one of their toughest matchups of Spring Training so far, the Oakland Athletics narrowly lost 5-4 to AL Cy Young runner-up Dylan Cease and the Chicago White Sox on a sac bunt that produced a walk-off error.
The pitching also did its job. Setting the tone from the beginning, starter Drew Rucinski did exactly what we should expect from his outings this season: eat up innings, induce a ton of groundballs, limit baserunners, and keep the team in the ballgame. Outside of a solo homer and an RBI sac fly, Rucinski mostly cruised through his start, ending with 5.