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It was only a little over a week ago that the A’s played the Indians at home, winning the first two games of the series before dropping the final game late in the finale. After that defeat, the A’s embarked on what has been a six game road trip with mixed results. The trip began with a couple of frustrating defeats at the hands of division rival Mariners, but the team bounced back with a trouncing of the Tigers for three and a half games.

The rains can’t put out Fiers, but they do postpone a cool record

It looked like the Road Blues would never end for the A’s after dropping a two game set to Seattle to start the week. Trudging into Detroit, the Green and Gold knew something had to change. With Chris Bassitt keeping the Tigers at bay, three innings into Wednesday’s scoreless game looked like it was going to turn into another struggle.

An error and a wild pitch on the Tigers side put two runs up for the A’s, but then... Читать дальше...

Now that we’re a little more than a quarter of the way through the minor league season, it’s a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league leaders in some key statistical categories. When it comes to hitters, members of the Las Vegas lineup really dominate the list. Some familiar names like Skye Bolt, Jorge Mateo and Parker Dunshee are among the prospects showing up on our leader boards, but some potentially surprising names are making appearances as well.

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More depth was needed to account for some injuries.

The Oakland A’s signed catcher Cameron Rupp to a minor league contract on Saturday, reports Andersen Pickard of MLB Daily Dish. He was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas and made his debut for the Aviators that same day.

Rupp played parts of five seasons in the majors with the Phillies, from 2013-17. Since being released from Philadelphia, he bounced around to several other organizations, including the Giants this spring, before settling in the Tigers system to start 2019. Читать дальше...

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The team had a chance for a much needed sweep while playing on the road, but unfortunately mother nature had some other plans, as the game was suspended in the middle of the seventh inning and must be completed at a later date.

In the top of the first, the A’s went down 1-2-3 with two strikeouts against Tigers’ starter/opener Gregory Soto, who had an ERA over 13.00 entering this morning’s game. The top of the first properly set up the bottom half of the frame... Читать дальше...