Overview
- All three home runs came off Royals starter Ryan Bergert, including Statcast-projected shots of 450 feet and 439 feet to center.
- The catcher has five homers over his last four games and six this spring, with the three-homer day marking just the 15th such spring game on record since 2006.
- Oakland controlled the game with 15 of the 17 hits and 12 of the 13 runs, scoring in six of its eight innings at the plate.
- Left-hander Jacob Lopez logged four hitless innings with seven strikeouts in his second spring start after an opening walk.
- Prospects Leo De Vries and Tommy White each notched two-hit, two-RBI performances, with De Vries carrying a .400/.442/.625 spring line and White flashing a sharp play at third base.