The Oakland Athletics will continue their homestand with a Memorial Day matchup against the Atlanta Braves. The A’s are looking to snap an 11-game losing streak which is their longest of the season. Monday’s game will feature a pitching matchup between two players that will be making their season debut in Oakland’s Paul Blackburn and Atlanta’s Michael Soroka.
Blackburn put together an All-Star season for the A’s in 2022, but a cracked fingernail on his pitching hand during the spring led to him beginning the season on the injured list. He developed a blister while rehabbing which again set him back.