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As we all know, for some reason, many A’s hitters often seem to start heating up during the month of June. So, I thought I’d take a look at which A’s minor league hitters followed the trend and turned up the heat at the minor league level in June. It should come as no surprise that Franklin Barreto was one of the minor league system’s hottest hitters during the month, but a few other familiar names like Luis Barrera made their mark during the month as well.

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On the same day that it was announced that Matt Chapman would be partaking in Monday’s Home Run Derby, the A’s hit three home runs in a comfortable victory over the Mariners. The win was the A’s 50th victory of the year.

The A’s are up 6-2 entering the sixth inning after taking a commanding lead in the first off of struggling opener Matt Carasiti. Matt Olson blasted a three run home run and Pinder drove in two more on a strong hit to left field before the Mariners even came to the plate. Marcus Semien hit his 14th home run of the season in the second to extend the A’s lead.

The A’s are finally making their push toward 2019 contention.

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A’s fans were asked on Monday if they have confidence in the direction of the team, and the result was a resounding “Yes!” The final tally was 87% approval, a huge spike from the previous week and the highest we’ve seen in five weeks.

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