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The Oakland A’s starter shut down the Reds for his second career no-no.

A’s Coverage:

• Simmons: A’s Mike Fiers no-hits Cincinnati...
• Gallegos: Fiers becomes 35th pitcher to throw 2 no-hitters...
• Gallegos: Laureano robs Votto of HR, preserves no-no...
• Laurila: Matt Chapman Talks Hitting...
• Simmons: Matt Olson returns to A’s lineup at ‘100 percent’...
• Simmons: Sonny Gray returns to Oakland, the site of ‘one of the coolest things I’ve experienced’...
• Slusser: A’s Mailbag — Who gets promoted next? Is Fernando Rodney on thin ice? Читать дальше...

The announced time for first pitch tonight was 7:07 local time.

First pitch was actually thrown at 8:45 local time.

The last pitch was thrown at 11:12 local time.

And through all of that time the Cincinnati Reds didn’t get a single hit.

There was a lot of waiting as the left field lights were malfunctioning, but it all proved to be worth it, as by the time the A’s hit the field they had a starting pitcher who was rearing to go.

Mike Fiers threw the 300th No-Hitter in MLB history. Читать дальше...

Its the bottom of the 7th, prime time for some run support!

Go A’s!

Get ready for a late night

It was a thrilling hour and a half waiting for the lights to start workings, but the A’s and Reds are an inning and a half deep. Fiers is working the Reds, so now the A’s just need to start swinging the bats.

Let’s go A’s!!

It’s Tuesday, and the Oakland Athletics are back home to start off a 3 game set against the Cincinnati Reds. This is the 7th interleague matchup between the A’s and Reds, and the last time the Reds were in the East Bay was back in 2013 when the series was split. Cincinnati is sitting in a very similar place as the A’s are at this point in the season. The two teams’ records are identical aside from the A’s last loss in Pittsburgh, though the Reds have had a bit of an edge as their bats took a huge... Читать дальше...

Sonny Gray returns in a new uniform to face his former team.

The nicest part of being a baseball fan is that there is no time to wallow in one’s own misery, because there are always more games to be played. Even when things are bad, every win could very well be the beginning of a new winning streak, and outlooks can change from bleak to boundless in the blink of an eye.

Thus far in 2019, the A’s have been outright awful while playing on the road, the team with a sad and bad record... Читать дальше...

Huge boost for a struggling lineup

The Oakland A’s activated first baseman Matt Olson from the injured list on Tuesday, the team announced. To make room on the roster, outfielder Skye Bolt was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas.

Last year Olson was one of the stars of a team that made the postseason, blasting 29 homers and winning both a Gold Glove and a Fielding Bible award on defense. However, in just the second game of 2019 he broke the hamate bone in his right hand, and he’s been on the IL ever since. Читать дальше...