Dan Straily worked four promising innings only hours after the Athletics said two of their starters might not be ready for opening day, Derek Norris and Michael Taylor homered and Oakland and the Kansas City Royals played to a 9-9 tie in nine innings Friday. read more http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340314107&teams=oakland-athletics-vs-kansas-city-royals
