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03/29 00:25 CDT Shane Bieber and Guardians blank Athletics 8-0 as Stephen Vogt
gets first win as manager
Shane Bieber and Guardians blank Athletics 8-0 as Stephen Vogt gets first win
as manager
By ERIC HE
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) --- Shane Bieber struck out 11 in six shutout innings,
David Fry had three hits and Stephen Vogt won his managerial debut as the
Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 8-0 on Thursday night.
Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young Award winner, made his fifth consecutive opening day
start and allowed four hits in six innings.
"A lot of hard work on display and I'm going to continue to keep my head down
and do what I always do," Bieber said. "We'll see where we end up. But it was
good to hit the ground running, both individually and as a team."
Vogt spent six seasons as a player with the A's in two stints before retiring
in 2022. He was hired by Cleveland to replace Terry Francona after a year as a
bullpen coach for the Seattle Mariners.
"It felt awesome," Vogt said of getting his first win. "When you put up a
crooked number early and Shane Bieber does what he does --- it was nice to have
one like that."
The Guardians scored five times in the fourth inning to knock A's starter Alex
Wood out of the game and take a 6-0 lead.
With the bases loaded and one out, Andrs Gimnez started the scoring with an
RBI single, Austin Hedges hit an infield single that drove in two runs and
Brayan Rocchio followed with a two-run double.
Wood, in his 12th season, allowed six runs in 3 1/3 innings in his first
opening day start.
"I thought my stuff was pretty good overall and, over the course of the season,
all those even out," Wood said.
A's manager Mark Kotsay agreed Wood was unlucky.
"He didn't give up a ton of hard contact," Kotsay said. "It was just
unfortunate that the balls were hit down the line and in holes."
The announced attendance at the A's home opener was 13,522 --- about half of
the crowd at last year's home opener of 26,805. Many who bought tickets did not
actually enter the stadium, with fan groups organizing a boycott in the parking
lot to protest the team's planned move to Las Vegas.
The A's, who finished last year with an MLB-worst 112 losses, returned just two
players from last year's opening day starting lineup: right fielder Seth Brown
and catcher Shea Langeliers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Guardians: Placed RHP Ben Lively (viral illness), RHP Xzavion Curry (viral
illness), RHP Gavin Williams (right elbow inflammation), LHP Sam Hentges (left
middle finger inflammation and INF Angel Martinez on the injured list
retroactive to March 25. ... RHP James Karinchak (right shoulder inflammation)
and RHP Trevor Stephan (right elbow surgery) were placed on the 60-day injured
list.
A's: Placed LHP Scott Alexander (left rib bone contusion), LF Miguel Andujar
(right knee lateral meniscus surgery), SS Aledmys Daz (right calf strain), RHP
Luis Medina (right knee MCL sprain), LHP Sean Newcomb (left knee inflammation)
and RHP Freddy Tarnok (right hip inflammation) on the injured list, retroactive
to Mar. 25.
UP NEXT
Guardians LHP Logan Allen (7-8, 3.81 ERA in 2023) faces A's RHP Ross Stripling
(0-5, 5.36) on Friday.
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