The flu bug is flying around Major League Baseball.
The list of players affected through the first week of the season could be the start of an impressive team: Sonny Gray was scratched from a start, Madison Bumgarner struggled with it in his first appearance,Denard Span missed the series finale on Wednesday, Buster Posey has been linked to the virus, and Brandon Phillips missed a pair of games.
But, A’s starter Kendall Graveman might’ve gotten the worst of it, reportedly losing 12 pounds.
The righty recovered toprovide his team with a solid start on Thursday with one costly mistake in the form of a Jose Abreu two-run homer.