Well, the Athletics definitely didn't want to start the 2026 MLB season without a win in their first four games.

On Monday night, the Athletics went up against the pesky Atlanta Braves. In the end, it was the Braves who came out on top with a 4-0 victory.

The Athletics combined for seven hits, but couldn't get a run across the plate.

Jacob Lopez got the start, and his first loss, for the Athletics. In four innings, he gave up five hits, three runs (all earned), walked five, and didn't record a strikeout. Lopez's ERA now sits at 6.75.

The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Matt Olson's RBI double that drove in Ronald Acuña Jr. Then, still in the first, Mauricio Dubón singled to left and drove in Drake Baldwin and Olson scores. 

Atlanta added another run in the eighth and that put the wraps on a Braves win.

Bryce Elder worked six innings of five-hit ball to pick up his first victory.

The Athletics and Braves get back at it on Tuesday with a first pitch set for 7:15 p.m. ET (4:15 p.m. PT). 

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