Wood's time to shine
Live on MLB.TV: Eleven-year veteran Alex Wood is set to make his first career Opening Day start Thursday.
Paul Blackburn fans six batters through 5 2/3 scoreless frames on the mound during a Spring Training start against the Giants
Esteury Ruiz skies a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Lawrence Butler in the top of the 4th inning
Alex Wood joins the broadcast and discusses being the A's Opening Day starter for the first time in his career
Abraham Toro grounds an RBI single to left field, cutting the A's deficit to 4-1 in the bottom of the 6th
JP Sears tallies three strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings of work against the Giants
Esteury Ruiz hits a single to center field, giving the Athletics the lead with a score of 3-2 in the bottom of the 2nd inning
Abraham Toro hits an RBI single to right field, increasing the Athletics' lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the 3rd inning
Drew Lugbauer hits an RBI double to left-center field, increasing the Athletics' lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the 3rd inning
Colby Thomas makes a brilliant leaping catch in right field, making the second out of the top of the 4th inning for the Athletics
Lawrence Butler hits a two-run double to left-center field, tying the game up with a score of 2-2
Abraham Toro makes a leaping catch and throws to first, starting an amazing 4-3 double play for the first two outs of the inning
Carlos PĆ©rez hits a solo home run to left field, cutting the deficit to 8-2 in the top of the 8th inning