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Paul Blackburn held the Royals to one run on three hits over six innings in his season debut, and the A’s put him in the win column with a tiebreaking three-run sixth inning that started with Matt Chapman’s RBI double off the wall. Matt Olson hit his 13th home run for Oakland, while Alcides Escobar’s…
Dealing from an area of surplus, the A’s sent right-handers Jesse Hahn and Heath Fillmyer to the Royals on Monday evening to acquire Moss and southpaw Ryan Buchter, thus completing their offseason to-do list. OAK Homepage News
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Rookie right-hander Jake Junis was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Monday to make the start against the A’s in Oakland. Right-hander Jharel Cotton (5-9, 5.72 ERA) is slated to start against him for Oakland. OAK Homepage News
Left-hander Jason Vargas silenced the A’s through 7 2/3 innings and the struggling Royals’ offense mustered just enough to beat right-hander Jesse Hahn in a 3-1 victory on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium. OAK Homepage News
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