The A’s blew a late lead on Opening Day on Thursday evening, losing to the Seattle Mariners 4-2 to kick off the 2025 season.
Pitching duel early
Tonight’s Opening Day matchup featured veteran Luis Severino for the Athletics versus Seattle’s young ace right-hander Logan Gilbert. With a battle of the aces for Game 1 of 162, both teams struggled to get much going offensively.
Severino was a bit shaky in his first start for the Green & Gold as he allowed five baserunners over the first four innings. He bent but didn’t break, only really getting into trouble once in the bottom of the second, A single and HBP put a Mariner in scoring position against Sevy, putting early pressure on the expensive arm.