The first couple games in the Bay Bridge Series have illuminated a few trends among the Oakland Athletics (and the Giants). For the A’s, the defense continues to be a work in progress. On the plus side, Yonder Alonso can seriously pick it at first base. Marcus Semien and Danny Valencia tested him a few times. Alonso’s glove is going to save the A’s infielders more than a few errors this year.
The pitchers are ahead of the hitters at this point. After Billy Burns‘ leadoff triple, Jeff Samardzija completely shut down the A’s.