Game #5, Athletics vs. Braves Game Thread

Aaron Civale will get his first official start of the year for the A’s today against the Atlanta Braves. | Getty Images The Athletics continue their interleague series with the Atlanta Braves today. The 3-1 Braves will take on the 0-4 A’s at Truist Park in Atlanta. Making his first official start of

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The Athletics continue their interleague series with the Atlanta Braves today. The 3-1 Braves will take on the 0-4 A’s at Truist Park in Atlanta. Making his first official start of the season for the A’s is Aaron Civale. The 30-year-old righty was 4-9 with a 4.85 ERA last season with three different teams: the Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs. He signed with the A’s as a free agent in February. Civale will go up against 28-year-old lefty José Suarez for the Braves. Suarez just

pitched in 19 innings for the Braves last season, going 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA.

Suarez will go up against this lineup for Mark Kotsay’s A’s today who will see Jacob Wilson leading off for the first time in 2026:

Civale will face off against this lineup for the homestanding Braves:

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