Doolittle was credited with his first hold of the season in Monday's 4-2 Opening Day win over the Angels with a scoreless two-thirds of an inning. He also recorded a strikeout.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran southpaw began the process of shaking off a rough spring -- one that saw him generate a 7.11 ERA over 6.1 innings -- with a strong showing out of the gate in the eighth inning of Monday's win. Doolittle caught Yunel Escobar looking before popping up Kole Calhoun and giving way to Ryan Madson to close out the frame. As one of only two lefty options for manager Bob Melvin in the Oakland bullpen, Doolittle should see his fair share of late-inning work in 2017, including some potential save opportunities in what could be a closer-by-committee approach.