Cubs steal the show during A's 'home' opener at Triple-A stadium in Sacramento

Monday in Sacramento was a bit strange as the A's made their home debut in their AAA ballpark

It was their first game away from Oakland since 1967. The Chicago Cubs certainly upstaged the new residents, winning 18 to 3 in front of a crowd of just over 12,000

Cubs fans, A's fans, and just generally curious Sacramento residents lined up hours before the game

and players from both teams said the atmosphere was great despite the lopsided score

certainly saw something unusual as catcher Carson Kelly became the first Cubs player to hit for the

cycle in 32 years. The single, double, and home run came fairly straightforward, but the allusive

triple was in doubt. Odds are not in my favor, right? And I didn't get it done the first time

This time I'm like, oh, I'm just going to put a good at bat together, hit it. I'm like, oh, yeah

pretty good. And then I hit first and I saw it ricochet. And I was like, oh, boy, this is it right here

go. So it's probably the fastest you'll ever see me run too. Kelly's manager, Craig Counsel, called it an historic performance and much needed as the Cubs

tried to find their stride after a one-and-three start to the season

I didn't realize he had a chance of a cycle, but when that ball kicked off the wall, the dugouts

started going crazy so I figured something was going on Yeah they fun days man They rare days and they once in a lifetime type days for players That wasn the only unusual circumstance Monday night In the seventh inning the game was

paused for a few minutes as a drone hovered over right field. It was captured by one of the

visiting clubhouse attendants after counsel said something to the umpire. The players noticed it

And then I pointed and I went out there and said something to Adrian and Adrian's like, what are you

talking about him. I think there might be a drone out there. And he's, yeah, I mean

it was, I mean, I guess that's the world we're in right now. I don't know what else to say about

that. As for the A's, they will share Sutter Health Park with the Giants AAA River Cats while they

await their new stadium in Las Vegas. That's more than 150 baseball games in a six-month span

in Sacramento. The A's would like a better showing than Monday night, but Brent Rooker believes his

teammates have the right attitude. I think we recognize the situation. I think we recognize the

need for a temporary home until we get to where we're going. And I think we are fully ready and

fully prepared to embrace this as our home for the next three years, both the stadium and the city

and to make the very best of it. The A's plan to break ground on their new stadium in Las Vegas this

summer and have it completed in time for opening day in 2028. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis