A's Snap Skid, Win 5-2 Over Braves

0:00On April 1st, the Oakland Athletics snapped their 4-game losing skid with a solid 5-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in Atlanta. Shay Langeleers crushed his 4th homer of the season, helping the A's finally get their bats going after scoring just 11 runs to start the year. Aaron Seville earned the win in his season debut, tossing 5 innings with 4 hits, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. Justin Wilson and Andy Ibanez each went 2-4 with 2 RBI's apiece, while Max Muncie doubled hard at 111 miles per hour and scored twice. Over on the Braveside, Ketchar Drake Baldwin smashed a solo shot in his first at-bat his third of the year, right after getting honored as the 20. 25 National League Rookie of the Year with a Bobblehead giveaway. Ronald Akuna Jr. drove in a run with a sack fly, but struck out late and sits at 167 batting. The A's bullpen locked it down with 4 scoreless frames, and Mark later Jr. nabbed his first save with the team, stranding 2 in the 9th.

1:03Despite a couple hits, that sets up a rubber match Wednesday with Chris sale on the mound for Atlanta against Louis Severino for Oakland, both looking sharp early. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.