On Monday, the Oakland Athletics took on former teammate Jeff Samardzija as they battled the San Francisco Giants behind starter Chris Bassitt, beating their Bay Area rivals 6-4.
Bassitt was hit by a comebacker during the game, but he appeared to be okay. After a few practice tosses, he was able to stay in the game. This is the second time in less than a week that an A’s pitcher has been struck by a comebacker, after Felix Doubront took a line drive to the back of the knee on Saturday.