While the Golden State Warriors sit on the sidelines of the NBA Finals for the first time in five seasons, a different team will represent the Bay Area in their league’s postseason.
After winning 36 games in Major League Baseball’s shortened season, the Oakland Athletics clinched the No. 2 overall seed in the American League. On Tuesday, the A’s welcomed the Chicago White Sox to the Oakland Coliseum for the opening round of the playoffs.
Before rookie Jesús Luzardo took the mound against the White Sox, the Warriors wished the A’s good luck in the playoffs with a message on Twitter. In the tweet, the Warriors shared a video of Klay Thompson coming off the mound after tossing out the first pitch. While donning the green and gold, the three-time NBA Champion celebrated his first pitch with screams of “let’s go.”
Via @warriors on Twitter:
🗣️ LET'S GOOO!!!
Best of luck to the @Athletics as they begin MLB postseason play.#BayAreaUnite || #RepTheTown pic.twitter.com/R01sHO0OU1
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) September 29, 2020
Despite their good luck wish, the A’s slipped in the first tilt of a three-game series. After giving up early home runs in the second and third inning, the A’s couldn’t build a comeback, falling to the White Sox 4-1 in game one.
With their season on the line, Bob Melvin and the A’s will send out right-hander Chris Bassitt against two-time All-Star and former Cy Young winner, Dallas Keuchel.
The first pitch for game two of the American League Wild Card series is slated for Wednesday at noon PT.
