"It was good to see him get a couple hits right away," A's manager Bob Melvin said, "because confidence-wise now he is out there playing."
Crisp, who was out with a neck injury, said he has to think about the way he dives or slides sometimes, but for the most part he feels fresh and normal and is just playing baseball.
He began the season on the 15-day DL after undergoing surgery on his right elbow.