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We’re back in it! Greg Dull is back and on the mound in the bottom of the fourth. Unfortunately, as I typed this, Elvis Andrus just put up an RBI double to make the score 6-4. Can the A’s hang on defensively and rally at the plate? The potential for a lot more scoring is certainly in the offing.

Good morning, campers! Hope you’re settled in with all of your gear, because this beautiful Saturday is chock full o’ baseball. Our Oakland A’s (32-31) have a double header against AL West rivals the Texas Rangers (32-29) at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The A’s won a thrilling series opener last night, led by shortstop Marcus Semien, who has put it all together for an All Star caliber season so far in 2019. The 5-3 win put the A’s but one game back of the surprising Rangers entering today’s contest. Читать дальше...

Blackburn will start one of the games on Saturday.

The Oakland A’s called up pitcher Paul Blackburn, the team announced Saturday. The right-hander will start the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Texas Rangers.

When teams play a doubleheader, they are permitted to call up a 26th player to help out. Since this doubleheader was scheduled at least 48 hours in advance, the extra player is eligible for both games, though of course in this case he’s a starting pitcher so he’ll only appear in one game. Читать дальше...

The A’s chose the Clemson shortstop with the 29th overall pick.

Welcome to SB Nation FanPulse, a survey of fans across MLB. Each week, we send 30 polls to plugged in fans from each team. A’s fans, click HERE to learn more and join FanPulse.

A’s fans were asked on Tuesday if they approved of the team’s 1st-round draft pick, and the result was a strong yes. The final tally was 87% approval.

After winning 97 games last season, the A’s had to wait until No. 29 overall for their... Читать дальше...

Game Thread #1
Game Thread #2

The title neatly sums up this one; Marcus Semien, just about singlehandedly, won tonight’s game on the strength of his 4-5 night, collecting four hits and four RBI, including two home runs; the first in the fifth (his eighth on the season) to pad the A’s lead to 2-0 and following his game-tying single in the seventh inning, he hit his second (ninth on the season) in the ninth to give the A’s the 5-3 lead. The A’s survived—and I mean that in every sense of the word—Treinen’s bottom of the ninth... Читать дальше...

Game Thread #1

We head to the top of the eighth in what has been a see-saw game thoroughout. The A’s, staked to an early 2-0 lead, thanks to a home run by Marcus Semien, saw the Rangers take the 3-2 lead late, but with some pluck and grit, the A’s have tied it up, and ended the seventh with a catch instead of a grand slam.

(Yes, I know what game you’re all really watching.)

3-3, 8th. LET’S GO OAK-LAND!

Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to a nice June weekend, in what almost feels like summertime! We join the A’s in Texas tonight as they left Anaheim behind yesterday, taking two out of three from the Angels. It’s such a nice day that I won’t even remind you that the A’s should have swept that series. All we can worry about it taking back second place. Starting right now. Brett Anderson takes the mound.

Two plus months into the season and the AL West has been a one horse race, with the other four teams vying for second. Currently, the leader in the race for silver, and ideally along with it a wild card spot, is the Texas Rangers. While not completely lighting the world on fire, the Rangers have been quietly competent and competitive this year. At 32-28, the Rangers would make the postseason if the campaign ended today, having gotten themselves into the position by beating up the teams they need to beat up... Читать дальше...

After a slow start to the year, he’s heated up in a hurry.

The 2019 season got off to a tough start for Franklin Barreto. After Matt Olson’s injury in March, it briefly looked like Barreto might make the MLB squad for the Oakland A’s home opener, but then the team acquired veteran Kendrys Morales at the last moment to fill Olson’s spot. Instead, it was back to Triple-A for Barreto, and to make matters worse he began the year on a slump at the plate.

Through his first 25 games this season... Читать дальше...