The Oakland A's ended spring training on a winning note by defeating the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Saturday. The victory means that Oakland avoided a sweep in this year's Bay Bridge Series of exhibition games, and it also means the A's won four of the six meetings between these two teams during the preseason. Both teams finish well below .500 for the spring, which matters exactly zero percent because these games don't count for anything. Quick, what was the A's record last spring? Answer: 22-11, best in all of baseball.
Unfortunately, the news wasn't all good on Saturday.