LA Angels 1 at Athletics 5 - Recap

OAKLAND, Calif -- Ryon Healy keyed a four-run third inning with a two-run home run and Andrew Triggs combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon.

Healy hit his second home run of the season when he sent a 1-0 pitch over the left-center field wall with two outs in the third. Before Healy's home run, Khris Davis lifted a sacrifice fly and Marcus Semien added an run-scoring single aided by center fielder Mike Trout's fielding error.

Triggs (1-0) allowed an unearned run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. Relievers Liam Hendriks, Santiago Casilla and Sean Doolittle combined on 3 1/3 shutout innings the rest of the way.

The Angels scored an unearned run in the third thanks to an error by Oakland center fielder Rajai Davis on a single by Yunel Escobar. Escobar moved to third on a groundout and score on a groundout by Albert Pujols.

Skaggs (0-1) allowed five earned runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.

NOTES: Angels RHP Garrett Richards will be evaluated Friday and is expected to undergo tests on his right biceps. Richards suffered right biceps cramping Wednesday which led to his exit after 4 2/3 innings. "Hopefully this is just a bump in the road," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He wanted to stay in the game, but that was something that just wasn't going to happen considering where he is and where we are in the season. He came in the dugout and he was like 'Oh man, this is weird. This is nothing at all I felt last season.' We were encouraged with that." Richards missed most of last season because of a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. ... A's RHP John Axford, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a muscle strain in his right shoulder, has not been told to pick up a ball for a week. Oakland manager Bob Melvin said Axford will likely be out for more than 10 days. RHP Sonny Gray (strained lat) will throw a bullpen session Friday. "And we will see where we are after that," Melvin said. "I think he feels like he is ready to go, but at this point, we are not going to jump too far ahead." The Angels' Ben Revere (LF), Cliff Pennington (2B) and Carlos Perez (C) saw their first starts of the young season, as did the A's Mark Canha (RF), Josh Phegley (C) and Adam Rosales (2B).