The Athletics home opener in Sacramento was overshadowed by the visiting Cubs, who won 18-3. Catcher Carson Kelly hit for the cycle.
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Monday in Sacramento was a bit strange as the A's made their home debut in their AAA ballpark
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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
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Cubs fans, A's fans, and just generally curious Sacramento residents lined up hours before the game
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and players from both teams said the atmosphere was great despite the lopsided score
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certainly saw something unusual as catcher Carson Kelly became the first Cubs player to hit for the
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cycle in 32 years. The single, double, and home run came fairly straightforward, but the allusive
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triple was in doubt. Odds are not in my favor, right? And I didn't get it done the first time
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This time I'm like, oh, I'm just going to put a good at bat together, hit it. I'm like, oh, yeah
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pretty good. And then I hit first and I saw it ricochet. And I was like, oh, boy, this is it right here
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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
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tried to find their stride after a one-and-three start to the season
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I didn't realize he had a chance of a cycle, but when that ball kicked off the wall, the dugouts
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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
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paused for a few minutes as a drone hovered over right field. It was captured by one of the
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visiting clubhouse attendants after counsel said something to the umpire. The players noticed it
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And then I pointed and I went out there and said something to Adrian and Adrian's like, what are you
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talking about him. I think there might be a drone out there. And he's, yeah, I mean
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it was, I mean, I guess that's the world we're in right now. I don't know what else to say about
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that. As for the A's, they will share Sutter Health Park with the Giants AAA River Cats while they
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await their new stadium in Las Vegas. That's more than 150 baseball games in a six-month span
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in Sacramento. The A's would like a better showing than Monday night, but Brent Rooker believes his
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teammates have the right attitude. I think we recognize the situation. I think we recognize the
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need for a temporary home until we get to where we're going. And I think we are fully ready and
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fully prepared to embrace this as our home for the next three years, both the stadium and the city
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and to make the very best of it. The A's plan to break ground on their new stadium in Las Vegas this
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summer and have it completed in time for opening day in 2028. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis
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