The Athletics got back in the win column today as Oakland defeated the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on a beautiful afternoon at the Coliseum.
It was a pitching duel today as righties Paul Blackburn and Ross Stripling traded zero’s through the first four innings. Oakland managed just one hit, an Esteury Ruiz leadoff single in the bottom of the first. And in his first game back since coming off of the IL he, of course, got right back to stealing bases by swiping his AL-leading 44th bag.
It wasn’t until the fifth inning that the game saw it’s first run.