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Chavez allows 3 hits in 6 innings as As beat Angels
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MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Jesse Chavez allowed three hits in six innings, Mark Canha homered and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 Wednesday to finish their first spring training at HoHoKam Park with a 14-1 record.Billy Burns drove in a run on his major league-leading 29th hit, the most by an A’s player in spring training since Tony Phillips had 30 in 1999. J.P. Sportsman also homered.C.J. Cron had two doubles and drove in a run for the Angels.Drew Rucinski gave up three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings, walked one and struck out four.Chavez, who has a 3.27 ERA, allowed an unearned run, struck out six and walked one.STARTING TIMEAngels: Rucinski likely will start the season in the bullpen for the Angels, though he is on track to make a start on April 14, the first time a fifth starter is needed. That is the same day Garrett Richards is scheduled to begin a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment.Athletics: While Chavez has not been told what his role will be when the season starts, he also seems resigned to being the long man out of the bullpen.“I’m sure they had their minds made up from the beginning,” he said.