In spite of John Fisher’s expedition to steal and ruin the Athletics franchise, Oakland and the Coliseum will forever be enshrined in baseball history. However, today’s Opening Day game — potentially the city’s last — is surely one that A’s players and fans alike will hope to forget.
Alex Wood, earning his first Opening Day nod, struggled to keep the Cleveland Guardians lineup quiet as he allowed an ugly 6 runs in just 3 1⁄3 innings. Part of that was the soft-tosser’s inability to keep his pitches away from the middle of the plate; another reason was some poor luck on defense.