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"You could just feel everybody kind of relax," said Jason Giambi, who had three of Oakland's 16 hits Tuesday night in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. "We pushed that first run across and it was like, 'OK, now we're on the board. Now we can go. We're not going to be shut out again.'

"Once we did that, I think everything started to take off."

The A's managed only three hits in the season opener the previous night, a 3-0 loss to the Angels.

Jack Cust had three hits and drove in two runs, and Ryan Sweeney also had three hits for the A's in the win.

"Give credit to their guys. They kept the pressure on us when they were in the batter's box," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "They've got some veteran hitters in that lineup, and they adjusted to our pitching and got back on top."

Oakland starter Trevor Cahill worked five innings in his major league debut, allowing three runs, two earned, and five hits. The 21-year-old right-hander issued five walks, one intentional, and struck out one.

"I was kind of putting the pressure on myself the whole game, getting behind and walking guys and having guys on base in every inning," Cahill said. "I just got out of some jams, luckily. I gave up a few runs, but it could have been a lot worse. There were more emotions last night and today leading up to the game than the game itself. It couldn't come soon enough, and I just wanted to get it out of the way.

"I was excited. It was everything I thought it would be."

Cahill skipped Triple-A ball during his rapid ascension through the minors, and Oakland manager Bob Geren liked his composure in his first appearance.