OAKLAND, Calif. – A’s left-hander Ken Waldichuk had a fairly solid outing Wednesday in his first career start at the Coliseum – with the exception of two loud at-bats by the Atlanta Braves.
Waldichuk allowed a two-run homer to Vaughn Grissom in the fifth inning and a solo homer to Dansby Swanson in the sixth, as the A’s couldn’t slow down the Braves in a 7-3 loss before an announced crowd of 5,332 at the Coliseum.
The A’s managed just three hits, including two after the first inning, as they were swept by the defending World Series champion Braves and outscored 17-12 in the two-game series.
