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Kevdog1020 · 08-14-2016, 03:31 PM

Burns, Semien, Vogt Power A’s past White Sox in Opening Day Victory
April 5, 2016

The Oakland Athletics started the 2016 season win an impressive 7-4 win against the Chicago White Sox at O.co Coliseum. The A’s blasted three homeruns off of 4-time All-Star Chris Sale. Billy Burns started the scoring off in the first, with a leadoff solo homerun to tie the score at 1. Stephen Vogt then hit a two run shot to deep right field in the bottom of the fourth to knot the score at 3. And Marcus Semien added a solo shot as part of a 3-run 8^th inning for the A’s, which extended their lead to 7-3 at the time.

The White Sox scored a run in each of the first three innings, but Sonny Gray got stronger as the game went on, allowing 8 hits, 2 walks and 3 runs while striking out 8 in 7 innings of work. He was named player of the game for his strong efforts. Bob Melvin then handed the ball off to Liam Hendriks, who struck out two in the 8^th. Oakland ran into a bit of trouble in the 9^th when Fernando Rodriguez allowed 2 hits and a run at which point Sean Doolittle had to come on to earn a 1-out save, his first of the year.

Josh Reddick aided the Oakland cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the right fielder went 2 for 4 with 2 singles and a walk.

"Obviously it’s nice to win the first one, but it’s a long season and we have many games to go," said Reddick. "We're already looking forward to the next game."

08-14-2016, 03:31 PM	#5
Kevdog1020 Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New York Posts: 430	Burns, Semien, Vogt Power A’s past White Sox in Opening Day Victory April 5, 2016 The Oakland Athletics started the 2016 season win an impressive 7-4 win against the Chicago White Sox at O.co Coliseum. The A’s blasted three homeruns off of 4-time All-Star Chris Sale. Billy Burns started the scoring off in the first, with a leadoff solo homerun to tie the score at 1. Stephen Vogt then hit a two run shot to deep right field in the bottom of the fourth to knot the score at 3. And Marcus Semien added a solo shot as part of a 3-run 8^th inning for the A’s, which extended their lead to 7-3 at the time. The White Sox scored a run in each of the first three innings, but Sonny Gray got stronger as the game went on, allowing 8 hits, 2 walks and 3 runs while striking out 8 in 7 innings of work. He was named player of the game for his strong efforts. Bob Melvin then handed the ball off to Liam Hendriks, who struck out two in the 8^th. Oakland ran into a bit of trouble in the 9^th when Fernando Rodriguez allowed 2 hits and a run at which point Sean Doolittle had to come on to earn a 1-out save, his first of the year. Josh Reddick aided the Oakland cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the right fielder went 2 for 4 with 2 singles and a walk. "Obviously it’s nice to win the first one, but it’s a long season and we have many games to go," said Reddick. "We're already looking forward to the next game." __________________ Through the Facade - A Yankees Dynasty http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3492108 Last edited by Kevdog1020; 08-14-2016 at 04:58 PM.