A's allow three homers, are stymied by ex-teammate in loss to Baltimore

Oakland A's manager Mark Kotsay has already seen these impressive performances from left-handed starter Cole Irvin. Irvin, who won a combined 19 games in 2021 and 2022 with Oakland, was at his best again Saturday. “His location was great today,” Kotsay said of Irvin, who, with pitching prospect Kyle Virbitsky, was traded to the Orioles in Jan. 2023 for infielder Darell Hernaiz.