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A’s Coverage:

• Slusser: A’s get strong work from bullpen in 3-2 win over Orioles...
• Gallegos: Fiers retires 17 Birds in a row in gem...
• Slusser: A’s top pick Logan Davidson signs, gets Corey Seager comparison...
• Slusser: A’s Lou Trivino to get ‘different look’ to get back on track...
• Lockard: A’s minor-league notebook — Several promising arms return to game action, including Puk and Luzardo... ($)
• Gallegos: Chapman in need of a push in ASG balloting...
• McCauley... Читать дальше...

What do we say to bullpen disasters?

“Not today!”

The A’s took tonight’s series opener against the Baltimore Orioles at the Coliseum by a score of 3-2. Both teams did damage with the assistance of throwing errors, but in the end the A’s pitching allowed them to edge the O’s. Mike Fiers posted another excellent start for his seventh win of the season, Liam Hendriks retired all four batters faced in the setup role, and Blake Treinen capped it off, looking like last year’s model and closing the game in style. Читать дальше...

It’s the eighth inning and we’re up by one (gulp). Can we get some insurance? Who will close a one-run game if it comes to it? Gird thyselves, AN!

Greetings and Happy Monday, AN! Following yet another disappointing series loss over the weekend against the Mariners, the A’s (36-36) are back at .500, a mark that seems to be exerting some sort of Death Star tractor beam-type force on Oakland, who just haven’t been able to get enough traction to remain convincingly on the winning side of things so far this season. But opportunity knocks: The Baltimore Orioles (21-50) have arrived at the Coliseum with the worst record in baseball for a three game series. Читать дальше...

The 7-8-9 hitters are producing as much as anyone in the order.

The Oakland A’s have scored 4.90 runs per game this season, which ranks 15th in the majors and slightly above the league average of 4.77. Their 101 wRC+ ranks 12th in the bigs. Both of those are notable steps backward from 2018, when they ranked top-5 in both categories, but they’re at least holding their own on offense.

It’s not hard to see why the A’s have declined with the bat. Jed Lowrie is gone after an All-Star year... Читать дальше...