A’s falter late, drop Opening Day matchup to Mariners

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Tough loss for the first game of a long season

The A’s blew a late lead on Opening Day on Thursday evening, losing to the Seattle Mariners 4-2 to kick off the 2025 season.

Pitching duel early

Tonight’s Opening Day matchup featured veteran Luis Severino for the Athletics versus Seattle’s young ace right-hander Logan Gilbert. With a battle of the aces for Game 1 of 162, both teams struggled to get much going offensively.

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