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Athletics get new beginning in Sacramento, but get blown out by Cubs in home opener

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BOB NIGHTENGALE

MLB

USA TODAY

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — They stood in line for hours before the gates opened Monday, snapped pictures and tried to fully comprehend the enormity of the moment.

For the first time, an authentic regular-season Major League Baseball game was being played in Sacramento, California.

They may not be called the Oakland Athletics any longer, but they are still the Athletics, playing in front of a sellout crowd of about 14,000 against the Chicago Cubs at Sutter Health Park, proud to call West Sacramento their new home.