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OAKLAND -- A big reason why the A's were willing to part ways with an elite young catcher in Sean Murphy this offseason was the opportunity to acquire ...

It took a collective group tonight to win, and that’s how we’re going to have to do things throughout the season.” It’s going to take a collective effort rather than individual performance, and that’s what they got, from the offense’s two-run rally in the eighth to Muller’s solid outing, which was handed off to a bullpen that finished things off with four scoreless innings, ending with “He has the ability to change the game at any point. [Tony Kemp](https://www.mlb.com/player/643393)’s double, bringing the Oakland crowd to its feet as he slid head-first into home plate. [Martín Gallegos](mailto:[email protected]) covers the A's for MLB.com. He took a good route at it and it was a great catch.” He hit it pretty hard and I thought that was in the gap. “He’s one of the most electric rookies that we have,” Kemp said of Ruiz. Then came the offense. A quick look at the Statcast info will show that Ruiz really had no business making such a grab. The stellar play came much to the delight of A’s starting pitcher First came the defense.