Canha homers as Athletics beat Angels 3-0 for winning series

OAKLAND, Calif. — Mark Canha homered for the first time this season, Chris Bassitt escaped a big jam, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 on Monday as the teams concluded their season-opening wraparound series.

A’s slugging first baseman Matt Olson began wearing a mask at his position when runners reached amid a coronavirus outbreak among the Miami Marlins that kept the club in Philadelphia. Olson could be seen chatting with Mike Trout — also masked up — in the top of the eighth after the Angels star drew a walk from Jake Diekman.

Bassitt (1-0) worked out of a bases-loaded predicament in the fourth when he threw out Tommy La Stella at the plate to start an inning-ending double play. Bassitt, a 10-game winner last season who is in the rotation for now, pumped his fist as he walked off the field.

Ramon Laureano gave Oakland the lead on a sacrifice fly in the third before Matt Chapman’s RBI double.

Yusmeiro Petit struck out David Fletcher in an 11-pitch atbat to end the seventh. Joakim Soria allowed a pair of singles before closing it out for his first save, retiring Trout on a 93-mph called third strike that the slugger argued. He removed his batting helmet while speaking to plate umpire Adam Hamari. Manager Joe Maddon also had a word with the umpire.

Closer Liam Hendriks rested after recording a four-out save Sunday and pitching in Friday’s season opener.

The A’s took three of four from the Angels and won their opening series of a season for the first time since 2010, when they won three of four against the Mariners.