The A’s entered Friday's matchup against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, AZ, winners of three of their last four with explosive offense leading the way. Friday wouldn’t be much different with the A’s outhitting the Kansas City 11-7, but two big early home runs from the Royals and a late-inning blunder gifted them the 5-4 walk-off win.
Wood Struggles in Debut
Alex Wood, a left-handed starter and one of the A’s most significant free agent signings of this last offseason, got the start Friday for his A’s debut. The 12-year veteran surrendered a two-run home run to Salvador Perez just three batters into the game while then getting pulled just a batter later for Adrian Martinez.