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Afternoon baseball from Oakland!

Sweep?!?!
The 2019 Oakland A’s have yet to sweep a series from an opposing team. Actually they did sweep the Giants in the pre-season (um...practice games after the Japan games) “Bay Bridge” series. But no regular season sweeps so far (the A’s have won two series, lost two series and split three series so far in 2019).

Enter into town, the Texas Rangers, who are surprisingly playing above .500 (12-10) for new skipper, Chris Woodward. The A’s... Читать дальше...

A’s Coverage:

• Slusser: A’s turn it on against Texas again, win 11-5...
• Gallegos: Everybody gets a hit as A’s rake, break out bats...
• Gallegos: A’s receive good news on new ballpark front...
• Tefertiller: Sean Murphy Proving To Be A Third-Round Steal... ($)
• Slusser: A’s starter Marco Estrada has non-invasive back procedure...
• Slusser: A’s in ‘holding pattern’ with Lou Trivino’s thumb injury...

Best of AN:

• Schmidt... Читать дальше...

This game really had two showcases. The first inning through the top of the 4th showed off the A’s great defensive abilities, starring two fantastic double plays. The innings after that worked as a contiguous A’s rally, and the green and gold took the game handily because of a strong, consistent offensive force.

A’s have a strong lead already, can they keep the hit parade rolling?

Go A’s, Go!!!

The A’s snapped a losing streak yesterday with a strong 6-1 win against the Rangers. Today they look to pick up the second game of the set, this time facing off against Lance Lynn.

The staff has begun to evolve, and the new names helped a lot Monday.

The Oakland A’s pitching staff was always going to be an evolving team effort in 2019. They began with five starters and eight relievers, but behind them were lots of MLB-caliber reinforcements waiting in the minors for their next turn, plus some top prospects inching closer to debuts, and even more injury cases eyeing midseason returns.

All of that meant the sky was never truly falling when the staff opened the year on an inconsistent note. Читать дальше...