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Columnist Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported Tuesday that the A’s are interested in Yankees farmhands Estevan Florial (outfielder), Jorge Mateo (infielder) and pitcher Domingo Acevedo. Mateo is considered a player who could also excel in center.
\n\nHigh-ranking #Athletics official scouted #Yankees Double-A club on Monday; this backs up @Joelsherman1's report of talks on Sonny Gray. @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 25, 2017
Mike Axisa of CBSSports.com reports that the Yanks, Brewers, Dodgers, Braves, Astros and Cubs also are in the market for pitching and all have top center field prospects. Matthew Paras of the Washington Times is reporting that the Nationals figure to be in on the Gray sweepstakes, as well.
Of course, it won’t take JUST a center fielder to pry Gray from the A’s. Oakland wants a center fielder to be PART of any package for the oft-injured right-hander.
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America’s favorite farm club – the Oakland Athletics – is at it once again.
Oakland already has traded relivers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson to the Washington Nationals. Now, the A’s are shopping ace Sonny Gray as the July 31 trade deadline approaches.
A photo of Gray was the lead shot on the back page of the New York Daily News on Friday morning, with a headline that asked: “Sonny Days Ahead?”
The New York Yankees, who trail the first-place Boston Red Sox by 3½ games and hold a one-game lead over the Minnesota Twins in the race for the American League’s second wild card, are in desperate need of pitching. Michael Pineda is out for the season with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, and ace Masahiro Tanaka has been wildly inconsistent.
According to a report by Simon Farber at MLBDailyDish.com, Oakland has named their price in the trade talks concerning Gray.
The Yankees, remember, pulled in a plethora of young talent last year when they dealt away relievers Andrew Miller and Aroldis Champman and outfielder Carlos Beltran before the deadline.
The Brewers, Astros, Braves and Indians also have shown interest in Gray, according to the Farber piece, which doesn’t name the players in which the A’s are interested.
However, a report in the New York Daily News by Mazzeo indicates the A’s are scouting Yankees prospects in Double-A Trenton, N.J. That could mean Oakland is interested in pitcher Domingo Acevedo, who has touched 103 mph on the radar gun, and infielder Jorge Mateo.
The Yankees obtained outfielder Clint Frazier (currently on the Yankees major league roster), infielder Gleyber Torres (who will require Tommy John surgery on his non-thowing elbow) and pitcher Justus Sheffield in last year’s deadline deals and the A’s interest could involve these players, as well.
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Veteran catcher Stephen Vogt was designated for assignment by the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, perhaps signaling the team’s intention to throw in the towel on the 2017 season.
John Hickey of the East Bay Times reports that move was a shocker inside the clubhouse to virtually everyone except Vogt, who’d seen his productivity and playing time decline.
“I could see it coming,” Vogt said. “There was the infrequent playing time in what would be good matchups for me.
“It’s something I understand, although I don’t like it. It’s definitely news that hit (wife) Alyssa very hard. Oakland is a place we love. It’s a place we watched our family grow. We had success here as a family and as a team. We’ve developed a lot of relationships that will last.”
\n\nlove you @SVogt1229. thank you for everything. pic.twitter.com/77rHgJ3Hm4
— Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) June 22, 2017
Though the A’s have the worst record in the American League, they start play Thursday just 6½ games out of the second wild card slot – not an impossible deficit to make up in the season’s remaining three-plus months. Nevertheless, they would need to leapfrog nine teams to claim one of the junior circuit’s two wild card berths.
Vogt, who joined Oakland at the start of the 2013 season, was wildly popular in the A’s clubhouse. Former teammate Josh Reddick, now playing with the Astros, told Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle, “It’s kind of hard to imagine a clubhouse without him over there. Although I’m gone I feel like I’m still hurting with those guys over the move.”
\n\nI! I believe! I believe in! I BELIEVE IN STEPHEN VOGT! Love ya buddy! @SVogt1229
— Josh Reddick (@RealJoshReddick) June 22, 2017
With several contenders in need of an upgrade at first base, A’s first baseman Yonder Alonso, already having established a new career high with 17 home runs, could be dealt before the July 31 trade deadline.
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A new stadium for the Oakland Athletics would generate more than $3 billion for the local economy over a 10-year period, according to a report released Wednesday by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.
The report takes into consideration three factors: construction spending, day-of-game spending by attendees and ballpark operations spending. Never mind that the A’s haven’t even made a choice on a site for a proposed stadium.
\n\n#Athletics appear to favor Peralta site for new #Oakland stadium.cvia @matierandross https://t.co/fvoIZI9Cfx pic.twitter.com/RAsfwfB7qI
— SFChronicle (@sfchronicle) June 19, 2017
According to a Phil Matier and Andy Ross column in the San Francisco Chronicle, the A’s have narrowed their search for a new home in Oakland to three locations, but are leaning toward a 13-acre site that is currently home to the Peralta Community College District headquarters.
\n\nWonder if the A’s make a play for the lot outlined in pink. Separated from Peralta site by an old railroad right of way (yellow line). pic.twitter.com/BpBtt1ppgB
— Nick Mediati (@dtnick) June 22, 2017
Matier and Ross go on to point out that the Peralta site, just west of Laney College, is within walking distance of the Lake Merritt BART station, but that challenges remain.
“For one, Peralta Chancellor Jowel Laguerre says Laney’s faculty and students would probably put up a fight.” … And “Mayor Libby Schaaf, whose support is vital, likes a different site. She’s pushing for the team to relocate to Howard Terminal, north of Jack London Square.”
\n\nWorking on a “how to fit a park into Peralta site” post. For those wondering about freeway proximity, there is Busch, 25 ft from I-55 ramp. pic.twitter.com/Yhp95kn9QI
— newballpark (@newballpark) June 22, 2017
The current site of the Mausoleum, er, Coliseum remains in the running.
Veteran scribe Ray Ratto of Comcast Sports Bay Area – always happy to play the cynic – isn’t buying the pie-in-the-sky projections.
“The thing that struck me is not that (A’s president Dave Kaval) said it,” Ratto said on Wednesday’s edition of NBC Sports Bay Area’s ‘The Happy Hour.’ “Because vice presidents and owners say that nonsense all the time. It can’t be proven and most of the time it’s an absolute and abject lie. But it’s that so many people around here just took at it value … A’s will make $3 billion with new stadium. Really? How? ...
“Why would you do that when what you really need to do is keep expectations low for a while?”
The Coliseum, which opened in 1966, has been beset by problems that come with age. Most notably: faulty plumbing that caused sewage to back up into the dugouts at various times during recent seasons.
Joe Cortez: 209-578-2380, @ModBeePreps
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How good a season is Oakland Athletics Yonder Alonso having?
Good enough to draw interest from the visiting New York Yankees.
The Bronx Bombers, shifting from their long-held strategy of buying up the best talent on the free-agent market, have focused on youth and homegrown talent in recent years.
It’s paid off, with youngsters Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez taking the Big Apple by storm the past two seasons.
But the Yanks have run into injury problems lately and it appears 24-year-old first baseman Greg Bird, who injured his ankle in spring training and was scheduled to rejoin the team perhaps in Oakland, has suffered a setback.
If New York wants to keep this feel-good season rolling, it needs more production out of the first base position. According to the New York post, the Yankees may have an interest in the 30-year-old Alonso, who is having a breakout season with 17 home runs, 37 RBIs and an impressive .306/.398/.645 slash line.
However, according to foxsports.com, Alonso is interested in signing a long-term deal with the Athletics.
\n\nAlso: Alonso wants to stay with #Athletics long-term. https://t.co/J2D8mS7VBx
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 16, 2017
Brian Murphy of the McCovey Chronics thinks Giants first baseman Brandon Belt is the most logical choice for the Yanks.
According to Murphy: (New York) makes the most sense. Short porch. Short porch. Short porch. Short porch. Chris Carter and Rob Refsnyder(!) are the current first basemen on the depth chart while Greg Bird continues the shuttle from bench to disabled list. Short porch. The Giants could keep most or all of Belt’s salary for this season so the Yankees stay under the cap, and with the Yankees’ almost ~$100 million in salary coming of the books for 2018, Belt’s $8.4 million jump in salary for ages 30-33 will not push them to the luxury tax limit and they get a reliable player who can brutalize that sweet, sweet short porch.
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With the sixth pick in the 2017 MLB Amateur Draft, the Oakland Athletics selected 6-foot-2, 205-pound outfielder Austin Beck out North Davidson High School in Lexington, N.C.
\n\nI'm an Oakland A!!!!!!
— AB23 (@austinbeck222) June 13, 2017
As John Hickey points out in the East Bay Times, it was 25 years ago this month that Derek Jeter was drafted in the first round by the New York Yankees with the sixth overall pick.
Jeter, who retired in 2014 as perhaps the most popular Yankees player in the last half century, had his No. 2 retired by the club and a plaque unveiled at Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park. The New York shortstop is eligible to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020 and he could become the first player voted in with 100 percent of the vote (Ken Griffey Jr. holds the record with 99.32 percent – 437 of 440 ballots).
So, did the Athletics draft the next Derek Jeter?
\n\nPrep OF Austin Beck, 6th pick to a's, has huge tools. Potentially a home run. A's obvs open to high school kids these days
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 12, 2017
If history is any indicator … probably not.
Hickey says: “A study of the last quarter century of No. 6 picks suggests the A’s have a much better chance of getting nothing from having the sixth choice than they do of getting a star.
“The only genuine stars to come out of the sixth pick in the last 25 years are Jeter, the 1996 Rookie of the Year, and Zack Greinke, the current Diamondbacks starter who was drafted by Kansas City and who won the 2009 Cy Young Award when still with the Royals. Andrew Miller, while not a star, is a top-flight reliever who helped the Indians reach the World Series last season after a mid-season trade from the Yankees. And 27-year-old third baseman Anthony Rendon has twice hit 20 homers for Washington and is on pace for around 30 this season.
“Only 15 of the 25 picks have even made it to the big leagues, although the picks from 2014-16, including A.J. Puk, taken sixth by the A’s last year, haven’t had time to climb the ladder and make their way to the big leagues.”
Former Turlock High and Fresno State standout Steve Soderstrom was the No. 6 overall pick of the San Francisco Giants in 1993. He reached the big leagues in 1996, making three starts for the Giants and posting a 2-0 record with a 5.27 ERA.
Joe Cortez: 209-578-2380, @ModBeePreps
A quarter century of No. 6 picks
(Year drafted, player, position, career peak)
2016 – A.J. Puk, LHP, A’s, High Class-A
2015 – Tyler Jay, LHP, Twins, Double-A
2014 – Alex Jackson, C, Mariners, High Class-A
2013 – Colin Moran, 3B, Marlins, MLB / 9 gms 2016 / in AAA
2012 – Albert Almora, CF, Cubs, MLB since 2016
2011 – Anthony Rendon, 3B, Nationals, MLB since 2013
2010 – Barret Loux, RHP, Diamondbacks, Triple-A
2009 – Zach Wheeler, RHP, Giants, MLB 3 years
2008 – Kyle Skipworth, C, Marlins, MLB 4 games
2007 – Ross Detwiler, LHP, Nationals, MLB 9 seasons
2006 – Andrew Miller, LHP, Tigers, MLB / All-Star
2005 – Ricardo Romero, LHP, Blue Jays, MLB 5 seasons
2004 – Jeremy Sowers, LHP, Indians, MLB 4 seasons
2003 – Ryan Harvey, OF, Cubs, Double-A
2002 – Zach Greinke, RHP, Royals, MLB 3x All-Star
2001 – Josh Karp, RHP, Expos, Triple-A
2000 – Rocco Baldelli, OF, Devil Rays, MLB 7 seasons
1999 – Josh Girdley, LHP, Expos, High Class-A
1998 – Ryan Mills, LHP, Twins, Triple-A
1997 – Geoff Goetz, LHP, Mets, Double-A
1996 – Seth Greisinger, RHP, Tigers, MLB 4 seasons
1995 – Jamie Jones, OF, Marlins, Triple-A
1994 – McKay Christensen, OF, Angels, MLB 4 seasons
1993 – Steve Soderstrom, RHP, Giants, MLB 3 games
1992 – Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees, MLB 14x All-Star
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Major League Baseball will hand down its punishments to Oakland A’s outfielder Ramón Laureano and Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintrón for their roles in Sunday’s brawl. Cintrón will receive a 20-game suspension and Laureano a six-game suspension, per multiple reports.
Punishments were issued in response to a fight that broke out when, after Laureano was hit by a pitch, Astros hitting coach Cintrón began hurling fighting words at Laureano. The A’s outfielder tried to brush him off, but Cintrón’s comment about Laureano’s mother angered him, and Laureano charged the dugout.
“I regret charging that guy because he’s a loser,” Laureano said in an interview with ESPN.
Astros catcher Dustin Garneau, a former Athletic, wrapped Laureano up to prevent punches from being thrown.
The kerfuffle started when Laureano was hit by a pitch for the third time in the three-game series. He tried to explain to the inexperienced rookie pitcher, Humberto Castellanos, how to properly throw a slider so that it wouldn’t hit a batter. It escalated when Cintrón said something offensive.
“When it comes to social distancing during a pandemic I look like not a very smart guy,” Laureano said to reporters. “But you’re emotional, especially about when it’s about your mother.”
Per MLB’s new rules, coronavirus-related social distancing protocols mandate harsh punishments for physical contact with opposing teams: “Fighting and instigating fights are strictly prohibited. Players must not make physical contact with others for any reason unless it occurs in normal and permissible game action. Violations of these rules will result in severe discipline consistent with past precedent, which discipline shall not be reduced or prorated based on the length of the season.”
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Catcher Tyler Soderstrom is officially a member of the Oakland Athletics after signing with the team on Monday.
Soderstrom, who was taken with the 26th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft on June 10, will forgo his college eligibility at UCLA and begin his professional career.
Terms of the contract were not released but MLB.com reporter Jim Callis reported Soderstrom, a Turlock High graduate, signed for $3.3 million which was nearly $700,000 over the slot value for the pick ($2,653,400).
Callis also reported the signing bonus is the largest ever for a prep catcher in the bonus-pool era, which began in 2012.
The team announced Soderstrom will join their 60-man player pool and report to the alternate training camp.
The A’s released their player pool roster on Sunday but Soderstrom was not on the list as he had not yet signed.
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The A’s may not have to worry about paying rent at the Oakland Coliseum in the future. Instead, the team could be months away from dealing with mortgage payments on the property.
Facing a $122 million budget shortfall this year, the Oakland City Council authorized negotiations to sell the city’s half of the 155-acre Coliseum property to the A’s, multiple sources confirmed to the Bay Area News Group on Monday.
In a closed session meeting last Thursday, the council reversed its thinking on how to deal with its share of the Coliseum and is ready to oblige the A’s wishes to own and develop the site, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
In a lawsuit filed last October by the City of Oakland that was ultimately withdrawn at the behest of Major League Baseball, the city tried to block Alameda County’s sale of its 50 percent share of the Coliseum site to the A’s for $85 million. The A’s, who haven’t given up hopes to build a privately financed stadium at Howard Terminal, still want to redevelop the Coliseum complex to generate revenue for its prospective new home near Jack London Square.
The A’s, who didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the negotiations with the City, were originally set to close on their $85 million purchase of the county’s share of the Coliseum by next week. However, the effects of COVID-19 pushed back that date to Oct. 5, when terms of the deal become final.
Now, instead of working with the city to develop the Coliseum site, the A’s are set to enter talks with the city to make the Coliseum their own.
It took a global pandemic and a crippling local economy for the City of Oakland to realize it could no longer wait to help dig itself out of a financial hole.
Besides, said Oakland City Councilman Noel Gallo, the city is losing money fast at the Coliseum.
“There’s no baseball or activity at the Coliseum, no activities at Oracle, and we’re investing $6.5 million to keep them both safely open,” Gallo said. “Considering where we are today with the coronavirus and where the city is financially … the reality is the Oakland A’s still keep knocking on the door and we wanted to open up negotiations.”
Included in Oakland’s city budget shortfall is the $1.2 million in annual rent money the A’s still owe. The A’s, citing the fact they couldn’t play at the Coliseum due to the coronavirus, have deferred their rent payment.
In order to own the land, the A’s would likely need to pay at least the same $85 million they paid to the County, Gallo said.
“The Oakland A’s have a great interest in the Coliseum site,” Gallo said. “We may just compromise. You help us develop the Coliseum and we’ll help you with Howard Terminal.”
Council President Rebecca Kaplan indicated there are certain terms the City needs in any Coliseum land deal.
“Any ultimate decision about the Coliseum would come to open session. If and when we do have a full proposal before us – I would insist that it include affordable housing,” Kaplan said.
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A Fresno State alumnus will help lead the Oakland A’s efforts to find and operate a new baseball stadium.
Clovis native Chris Giles, the former vice president of sales and strategy for the San Francisco 49ers, was named Oakland’s new chief operating officer in the midst of the A’s trying to identify a new stadium location.
Giles will oversee organization-wide strategy and the daily operations for the club’s revenue-generating functions, including sales, marketing, partnerships, public relations and community engagement.
Giles, according to his Linkedin page, has been the club’s strategic adviser since March.
Giles earned his bachelor’s degree from Fresno State in 2004, then worked four years on Wall Street before earning a Master of Business Administration from Cal.
He became a candidate with the A’s based on his three years working with the 49ers and helping open Levi’s Stadium in 2014. He also oversaw sales and marketing efforts for Super Bowl LI, which was held at Levi’s Stadium.
According to the A’s, Giles “was instrumental in the opening of Levi’s Stadium.”
Giles initially came aboard with the 49ers as their director of business operations then spent his last year as the NFL team’s vice president of sales and strategy, where he managed a $190 million annual profit budget between the 49ers and Levi’s Stadium, his Linkedin page states.
Giles, who graduated from Buchanan High in 2001, returns to the pro sports industry after quitting his job with the 49ers back in November 2015 to pursue music full-time.
“The job was great in that it gave me the financial means to take some time off and focus on things that I find important,” Giles said in a Clovis Independent story that ran in February 2016. “I figured if I didn’t try to do the music thing now, there would probably never be another time.”
Giles record three songs, which are available on iTunes.
The A’s have been searching for a new stadium for years, with their efforts intensifying since last year when John Fisher took over as the club’s controlling owner.
The A’s have played at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum since 1968 after the club moved there from Kansas City. The Coliseum has been open since 1966.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the club has narrowed their focus on three locations with the lead area appearing to be a 13-acre site near downtown Oakland that’s currently a community college district’s headquarters.
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Rickey Henderson can talk all day about Rickey Henderson.
On Monday, the Hall of Fame outfielder was given more reason to brag. The home of the A’s is now known as Rickey Henderson Field.
“My heart and soul are forever Oakland,” Henderson told the crowd before the game, before closing with, “Thank you, Oakland, and I love you.”
Here’s how social media reacted to Henderson’s honor:
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Behind the box scores of Oakland’s four-game sweep of the Royals in Kansas City, Mo.
2: Home runs in the series for Oakland’s Khris Davis and Ryon Healy.
\n\nRy-on cue, Healy's homer sparked the rally. #GreenCollar pic.twitter.com/cPRhkumtwP
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) September 14, 2016
4: Number of games the Royals were behind in the wild-card race before the series.
4: Number of three-run home runs for the A’s.
5: Hits for Davis in 14 at-bats.
\n\nWatchin' a Davis homer like... pic.twitter.com/TdzmjIOqzB
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) September 14, 2016
6: Number of games the Royals are behind in the wild-card race after the series.
6: Hits for Yonder Alonso and Stephen Vogt of the A’s.
7: RBIs for Vogt.
8: RBIs for Davis.
9: Hits for Healy.
\n\nCould've done with seven, but Healy insisted on eight. #GreenCollar pic.twitter.com/ZhDAJIbmJf
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) September 15, 2016
12: Runs allowed by Oakland.
27: Strikeouts by the Royals.
30: Hits for the Royals.
43: Runs scored by Oakland.
52: Hits for Oakland.
Compiled by Chris La Marr
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The message, Graveman summarized, was: “That doesn’t define you, 1-6. But what you do when you’re 1-6 to get back where you need to be, that kind of defines who you are.”
“For me to be able to hear that,” Graveman said, “it kind of clicked.”
In the three months since, Graveman has been arguably the A’s best starter, a bright spot in a dismal season. He has won nine of his last 11 decisions while recording a 3.33 ERA over his last 16 starts. On Wednesday, Graveman held the American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians to one run in 6 2/3 innings in a 5-1 A’s win.
“He’s really showing us that he belongs in the rotation, and not only does he belong here, but he’s going to be one of our steady guys that we know what to expect any time he takes the mound,” A’s catcher Stephen Vogt said. “In a year when we haven’t had that, it’s been very refreshing to have him step up and be that guy.”
Ace Sonny Gray, on the disabled list because of a strained right forearm, is having his worst professional season, and effective left-hander Rich Hill was dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade deadline. With injuries thinning the A’s rotation all season, Graveman (10-8) is the exception – the 25-year-old has remained in the rotation since Opening Day.
The lone mark on Graveman’s line Wednesday was a solo home run by Roberto Perez in the seventh inning. It snapped a streak of 15 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings for Graveman, who was coming off a two-hit shutout of the Chicago White Sox.
“He’s riding a nice little wave right now,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “I think he got a little bit tired based on the fact he pitched nine innings his last time out, but man, he was doing everything he was doing the other night.”
Graveman disputed the idea he wore down in the later innings Wednesday, but he agreed his outing had a similar feel to last week’s in Chicago. He worked his sinker effectively inside to the six left-handed hitters in the Indians’ lineup and mostly got ahead in the count or induced early contact. He allowed only one runner past first base – on Jose Ramirez’s double with two outs in the first – before Perez’s home run.
Graveman wants to attack hitters with his hard sinker and draw contact, and the confidence he has in his pitches can be seen partly in his walk numbers. In his first 10 outings, he walked at least three hitters five times. Since then, in 15 starts, he has done so once.
“He’s slowed himself down a lot,” Vogt said. “That’s the one thing I’ve noticed. He used to always be in such a rush. And when he gets in a good rhythm, it’s perfect. Sometimes he can work too quick, but he’s doing a great job of finding that medium balance where he is executing more pitches more consistently.”
Consistency, though, continues to elude the A’s. They took two of three games from the Indians while allowing three runs in 27 innings. On Wednesday, Oakland scored all its runs in the second inning, sending nine men to the plate. Yet a series win against one of the league’s best teams improved them to just 3-7 in their past 10 games.
“There’s certain days and certain series we can put it together,” Melvin said. “We can move the line offensively, we have some guys with some power, we can score some runs. We just don’t do it consistently enough.”
Matt Kawahara: 916-321-1015, @matthewkawahara
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A’s left-fielder Coco Crisp took a home run away from Ji-Man Choi of the Angels on Thursday in Anaheim. Check out the video:
What a difference a year has made for A’s right-hander Sonny Gray. Last season at this time, he was the staff ace and an American League All-Star. Now he’s struggling to find himself at 3-8 with a 5.16 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP.
\n\nIt may have been storming yesterday, but it'll be Sonny on the mound today. ☀️ https://t.co/DC0cVFcpiS pic.twitter.com/9eq3c09iiO
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) July 6, 2016
Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | Dec. | ERA |
April 6 | White Sox | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | W | 1.29 |
April 11 | Angels | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | L | 2.70 |
April 16 | Royals | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | W | 2.33 |
April 22 | Blue Jays | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | W | 2.73 |
April 27 | Tigers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | L | 3.81 |
May 3 | Mariners | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | L | 4.84 |
May 9 | Red Sox | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | L | 6.00 |
May 15 | Rays | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ND | 5.84 |
May 20 | Yankees | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | L | 6.19 |
June 5 | Astros | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ND | 5.77 |
June 10 | Reds | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | L | 5.34 |
June 15 | Rangers | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ND | 5.54 |
June 21 | Brewers | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ND | 5.20 |
June 26 | Angels | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ND | 5.03 |
July 1 | Pirates | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | L | 5.42 |
July 6 | Twins | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | L | 5.16 |
Compiled by Chris La Marr
Source: ESPN.com
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Against their cross-bay rivals in particular, the A’s played like a team determined to put a disappointing first half behind them. But Game 82 on Sunday, numerically the opening of their season’s second half, only brought more frustration and another round of injuries.
The A’s lost 6-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, failing to hold leads of 2-0 and 3-2, and were swept in a three-game series at the Coliseum. It was the A’s fourth consecutive loss and dropped them back to 12 games under .500 as they left for their final trip before the All-Star break, to Minnesota and Houston.
“We felt like with the Angels series and the Giants series, we were on our way to playing a lot better,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “And then we got derailed this series.”
Melvin denied that the A’s experienced a letdown after the Giants series, in which Oakland scored 34 runs and played in front of sellout crowds in three of four games. He attributed the A’s inconsistency this season to injuries.
“You get to a point where you feel like OK, now we have our guys back, we can get on a roll,” Melvin said. “We played two good series, and then we have more injuries. So it’s frustrating, but no more for me than anybody else.”
Before Sunday’s game, the A’s put catcher Josh Phegley on the 15-day disabled list because of a right knee strain and called up Triple-A catcher Matt McBride, who started against the Pirates. Phegley gave the A’s nine players on the DL – and they may soon have another.
Reliever Fernando Rodriguez left Sunday’s game in the eighth inning because of a right shoulder strain. Rodriguez seemed to feel discomfort after throwing a pitch to Jordy Mercer and motioned toward the dugout. Melvin and a trainer visited the mound, and Rodriguez departed after a brief conversation.
Melvin said Rodriguez was having an MRI after the game and the DL is possible.
The A’s trailed 4-3 at that point despite building two early leads for starter Daniel Mengden, who allowed four earned runs for the first time in five major-league starts. After Rodriguez’s exit, John Axford came in cold from the bullpen and surrendered two runs on three hits, including a two-run homer by David Freese, in 2/3 of an inning.
Oakland had squandered several scoring chances to that point. The A’s put men on second and third with one out in the fifth, but Josh Reddick flied out to left field, too shallow to score a run, and Danny Valencia flied out.
With runners on first and third in the sixth, the A’s sent up Stephen Vogt to pinch-hit against right-handed reliever A.J. Schugel. Vogt stung a line drive to first baseman Freese, who stepped on first to complete an easy double play with Jake Smolinski running on the full-count pitch.
In the seventh, singles by Tyler Ladendorf and Coco Crisp gave the A’s runners on first and third with nobody out. But Marcus Semien struck out, Reddick popped out in the infield, and Valencia struck out. As Reddick’s popup hovered over the infield, he slammed his bat to the ground in disgust.
“Back-to-back at-bats, less than two outs and runners in scoring position, I’ve got to do a better job of at least getting one of those runners in, if not all of them,” Reddick said. “It’s a big part of the game.”
Mengden held the Pirates scoreless for four innings before allowing a bases-loaded, two-run single to Gregory Polanco in the fifth. After issuing a leadoff walk in the sixth, Mengden induced a potential double-play grounder by Josh Harrison, but second baseman Ladendorf’s relay throw pulled first baseman Billy Butler off the bag.
Adam Frazier followed with a triple to score Harrison and later scored when Erik Kratz hit a chopper that deflected off Mengden’s glove for an infield single. Kratz was the last hitter Mengden faced and gave the lead to the Pirates, who recorded their first sweep of the A’s.
“We’ve been playing good baseball, and I think this series we just didn’t execute on both sides of the ball,” Mengden said. “We didn’t pitch very well when we needed to, and then when we had chances to score, we didn’t score. Things weren’t going our way this series.”
Matt Kawahara: 916-321-1015, @matthewkawahara
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Jefry Marte drove in Mike Trout with a game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels stopped a six-game losing streak with a 7-6 win against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Trout led off the ninth with a single against Liam Hendriks (0-1). With one out and the bases loaded, Marte’s fly ball to center field scored Trout easily from third.
Los Angeles trailed 6-2 after six innings, but Trout hit a two-run homer in the seventh and Marte had an RBI single in the Angels’ two-run eighth. Huston Street (3-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.
Coco Crisp hit a grand slam for Oakland with two outs in the fourth. Marcus Semien followed with his 14th homer against Hector Santiago.
It was Crisp’s first grand slam since 2007 and his seventh homer of the season. He went 5 for 9 in the series with six RBIs and six runs scored.
Before the Angels rallied, Sonny Gray was in line for his first win since April 22. The right-hander allowed six hits, struck out three and walked one.
Trout’s two-out drive to center against Fernando Rodriguez was his team-best 16th homer of the season and No. 156 for his career, moving him past Bobby Grich for seventh on the franchise list.
Santiago also pitched six inning and was charged with six runs and seven hits. He struck out six and walked four.
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The A’s beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 in Oakland on June 1 to run their winning streak to five games. They sat 5 1/2 games out of first at 25-29. They are 0-7 since, and sit in last place in the American League West, 12 1/2 games out of first. Here is a look at their seven-game skid:
Date/Opponent | Score | Turning point | Losing pitcher |
June 3 at Houston | 12-2 | Houston scores seven runs in the first inning | Jesse Hahn |
June 4 at Houston | 6-5 (12) | Carlos Correa singles in the winning run in the 12th | Ryan Madson |
June 5 at Houston | 5-2 | Correa’s RBI double puts Houston up for good in the seventh | Ryan Dull |
June 7 at Milwaukee | 5-4 | Chris Carter hits his second homer of the day, a three-run shot, in the sixth | Sean Manaea |
June 8 at Milwaukee | 4-0 | Chase Anderson no-hits the A’s into the sixth | Hahn |
June 10 at Cincinnati | 2-1 | Adam Duvall scores the go-ahead run on Sonny Gray’s wild pitch in the seventh | Gray |
June 11 at Cincinnati | 2-1 | Jay Bruce hits a two-run HR in the second and makes a run-saving catch in the ninth | Daniel Mengden |
Compiled by Chris La Marr
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April 8-10: The A’s sweep a three-game series in Seattle, outscoring the Mariners 11-4. Oakland hits four homers and pounds out 25 hits.
April 11-13: The Angels sweep a three-game series in Oakland. A’s pitchers give up 14 earned runs in the series.
April 19-21: The A’s sweep three from the Yankees in New York. Oakland scores 15 runs on 32 hits.
May 2-4: The A’s drop three to Seattle at home, allowing 21 earned runs on 41 hits.
May 9-11: The A’s are hammered in a three-game set in Boston, losing by a combined score of 40-15.
May 16-18: Oakland bounces back with a three-game sweep of Texas at home, hitting six homers.
\n\n#ICYMI: It was just one out but it was so slick it probably should've counted for two. pic.twitter.com/rLpGWDbYI6
— #VoteGreenCollar (@Athletics) May 19, 2016
May 19-22: The A’s are swept in a four-game series at home against the Yankees, scoring just nine runs.
May 30-June 1: The A’s take three from Minnesota at home. The A’s hit three homers and their starters allow just three earned runs.
\n\nICYMI, Khris Davis slid his way into the corner for a sweet grab in last night’s win. #GreenCollar #AthleticsTownBizhttps://t.co/MgcFnfEpsa
— #VoteGreenCollar (@Athletics) May 31, 2016
April 8-10: The first three-game winning streak comes in Seattle. The pitching staff allows just three earned runs.
April 11-15: The A’s lose three straight to the Angels and one to Kansas City at home. Oakland scores just eight runs during the skid.
April 16-22: Oakland bounces back to win six straight, starting with two against Kansas City at home. The A’s beat New York three times on the road and Toronto one time on the road.
April 23-25: The three-game slide starts with two losses in Toronto, before wrapping up with a loss to the Tigers in Detroit. The A’s are outscored 22-9 in three games.
May 1-4: A four-game slide starts with a home loss to Houston, and continues with three more home losses to the Mariners. The A’s blow an 8-4 lead against Seattle in the final loss of the skid.
May 7-11: The A’s lose five in a row on the road – two in Baltimore and three in Boston. They give up eight homers and 48 hits in Boston.
May 15-18: The A’s rip off a four-game winning streak, taking one from Tampa Bay on the road and three from Texas in Oakland. Danny Valencia hits four homers in the streak – three in a 7-6 win over Tampa Bay – and Khris Davis hits four – three in an 8-5 win over the Rangers.
\n\n.@dannyvalencia19 proved yesterday that everything IS better in threes.https://t.co/gtnXcX1cxw #GreenCollar pic.twitter.com/pO22fQmlCG
— #VoteGreenCollar (@Athletics) May 16, 2016
May 19-22: The A’s lose four in a row to the Yankees in New York.
May 24-27: Oakland has a three-game slide, losing two in Seattle and one in Detroit before quickly righting the ship.
\n\nTop 10 catch from number 1. Another look at that @BillyBurns45 leadoff catch. pic.twitter.com/hxISTwdfbn
— #VoteGreenCollar (@Athletics) May 28, 2016
May 28-June 1: The day after their losing streak hits three, Oakland starts its current five-game winning streak. The A’s take two in Detroit before sweeping a three-game set with Minnesota at home.
Compiled by Chris La Marr
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1: The number of runs allowed by Oakland starter Sean Manaea in 6 2/3 innings in Monday’s 3-1 win by Oakland.
2.54: ERA for Wednesday’s winning pitcher, Rich Hill.
\n\nWave 'em high! [broom emoji] pic.twitter.com/w9k0lPPXGC
— #VoteGreenCollar (@Athletics) May 18, 2016
4: Homers for Kris Davis of the A’s in the series.
4: RBIs for the A’s Danny Valencia in the series.
5: Hits for Valencia and Davis in the series.
6: Homers for the A’s in the series.
\n\nNo. 10 hit No. 10 last night. https://t.co/mU8fsDnCxr pic.twitter.com/pZdWXyXbft
— #VoteGreenCollar (@Athletics) May 17, 2016
6: Innings pitched by Hill in Wednesday’s series finale.
7: Runs allowed by Oakland in the series.
8: RBIs by Davis in the series.
12: Homers hit by Davis this season.
\n\n1⃣➕1⃣➕1⃣= #walkoff pic.twitter.com/B3Q8kTtX6G
— #VoteGreenCollar (@Athletics) May 18, 2016
19: Runs scored by Oakland in the series.
28: Hits by Oakland in the series.
Compiled by Chris La Marr
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He also hit a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run shot in the fifth and drove in five runs. Valencia is on a 10-game hitting streak, during which he has a .405 average.
He joins Lorenzo Cain, Aaron Hill and Andrew McCutchen as the only major leaguers with three-homer games this season.
Here is a look at Valencia’s homers from Sunday’s game.
Bee Sports staff and The Associated Press
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