Semien swats HR in 9th for A’s 3rd straight win

Marcus Semien’s third home run of the season gave the A’s a win, their third straight, in the opener on Monday against the Rangers. The A’s finished the ninth with six runs scored, highlighted by Matt Chapman and Jake Smolinski’s run-scoring triples, while Khris Davis had a two-run double early to put Oakland on the board. Robinson Chirinos homered for the Rangers, who got five-plus innings of three-run ball from starter Matt Moore.