After a thrilling walk-off win Tuesday night, the Oakland Athletics will go for a series win Sunday afternoon against the Cleveland Guardians. The A’s are 2-3 for the season and have a chance to head out on their first road trip with a .500 record.
After struggling in the opening series against the Angels, Oakland’s offense has shown signs of life against Cleveland. They banged out 11 runs and 14 hits in the opener Monday, but fell 12-11 in 10 innings. Tony Kemp delivered the game-winning single Tuesday night in a 4-3 win.
Esteury Ruiz is 3-for-8 with a walk in the series and all three of his hits have been doubles.