JUNE 9, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
ATHLETICS 69-93 · 2024 4TH IN AL WEST
69-93 · 2024 4TH IN AL WEST
Manaea, A’s hand D-backs 19th straight road loss, 4-0 Sean Manaea pitched six innings of two-hit ball, and the Oakland Athletics handed Arizona its 19th straight road loss with a 4-0 victory ove...
Manaea, A's hand D-backs 19th straight road loss, 4-0
Sean Manaea pitched six innings of two-hit ball, and the Oakland Athletics handed Arizona its 19th straight road loss with a 4-0 victory over the DiamondbacksJUNE 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yusmeiro Petit – the Oakland A’s hidden All Star Middle relievers may not receive much attention when it comes to the All Star Game. This is particularly true with the Oakland A's, who typi...
JUNE 9, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM
Sits versus righty Pinder is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Impact While Ramon Laureano (hip) has been on the injured list, Pinder has seemingly settled into a platoon with Tony Kemp in the final everyday spot in the Oakland outfield. As the right-handed hitter of the two, Pinder projects to see lesser portion of the timeshare. With right-hander Matt Peacock on the hill for Arizona, Pinder will be on the bench for the fourth time in six games.
JUNE 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Athletics host the Diamondbacks following Bassitt’s solid showing Oakland looks to follow up a strong outing by Tuesday starter Chris Bassitt.
JUNE 9, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Athletics host the Diamondbacks following Bassitt’s solid showing Oakland looks to follow up a strong outing by Tuesday starter Chris Bassitt.
JUNE 9, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Athletics host the Diamondbacks following Bassitt's solid showing
Oakland looks to follow up a strong outing by Tuesday starter Chris BassittJUNE 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Perfect at the dish Pinder went 3-for-3 with a run and RBI apiece in a 5-2 win over Arizona on Tuesday.
Impact Pinder began the game on the bench but pinch-hit for Seth Brown in the fourth and recorded an RBI single as part of a five-run inning for Oakland and later singled in the fifth and eighth innings. This was Pinder's third multi-hit effort in his last six appearances as he's raised his average from .200 to .253 in the eight-day stretch.
JUNE 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Notches ninth save Trivino saved Tuesday's 5-2 win against the Diamondbacks, allowing no runs and one hit in the ninth inning.
Impact Called on to protect a three-run lead, Trivino induced a David Peralta fly out after allowing a Pavin Smith infield single with two outs to secure his ninth save of the season. Oakland has employed a two-headed approach at the end of games this season with Trivino and Jake Diekman, though Trivino has recorded the team's last three saves and appears to be manager Bob Melvin's top choice currently.
JUNE 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Fourth-inning burst holds up as Bassitt deals OAKLAND -- Any pitcher can dominate on a day when he brings his best stuff to the mound. It’s the game’s best pitchers who can get the job d...
JUNE 9, 2021 • MLB.COM
Spins quality start Bassitt (6-2) won Tuesday's 5-2 victory over Arizona, going seven innings and allowing two runs on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts.
Impact It only took 88 pitches for Bassitt to get through seven frames as he allowed all five base runners and both runs in the second and seventh innings, the other five being 1-2-3. The quality start was his eighth in his last 10 starts and Bassitt lowered his ERA to 3.44 with the successful outing.
JUNE 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Activated from IL, DFA'd by Oakland Guduan (groin) was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment by the A's on Tuesday.
Impact The 29-year-old was placed on the 10-day injured list May 28 with a strained groin, and he lost his spot on the 40-man roster after recovering from the injury. Guduan struggled in 11 appearances this season with a 6.28 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 5:5 K:BB across 14.1 innings.
JUNE 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Bassitt stymies D-backs, Arizona drops 18th in a row on road
Chris Bassitt struck out six over seven strong innings to win his sixth consecutive decision, and the Oakland Athletics beat Arizona 5-2 to send the Diamondbacks to a franchise-rec...JUNE 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MLB playoff preview: Jake & Jordan break down the 60-game "postseason"
With 60 games in the books, à la 2020, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman offer a Major League Baseball postseason preview.JUNE 8, 2021
Cody Thomas named to Prospect of the Week Team Cody Thomas took a relatively different path to professional baseball, but it has worked out overall. He was once a highly regarded high sch...
JUNE 8, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM
How a 'little red machine' helped A's first baseman Matt Olson slash his strikeouts How did Tommy La Stella inadvertently help Matt Olson cut his strikeout rate nearly in half?
JUNE 8, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Diamondbacks look to stop 5-game slide against Athletics
Arizona is looking to snap its five-game losing streak with a win over OaklandJUNE 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
In midst of solid stretch Diekman, who fired a scoreless seventh inning during which he recorded a strikeout in a loss to the Rockies on Sunday, has a 2.35 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, one save and one hold across the 7...
Impact The left-hander has been much more hittable overall this season than during a career-best 2020, but he set a near-impossible bar with an 0.42 ERA and 0.94 WHIP a year ago. Diekman's current strong stretch of pitching has his 2021 figures in those categories at a solid 3.20 and 1.22, respectively, and he's also benefited fantasy managers by successfully converting six of eight save chances after only logging one such opportunity across 21 appearances last season.
JUNE 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Stays hot in loss Andrus went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in a loss to the Rockies on Sunday.
Impact The veteran shortstop mustered the only multi-hit effort on a difficult afternoon for the Athletics offense. Andrus' season slash line is up to .214/.259/.273, unsightly numbers that nevertheless qualify as his highest in all three categories since Opening Day.
JUNE 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
James Kaprielian shows his potential during Coors Field outing Coors Field may not be the launching pad it was years ago, but it is still an unforgiving place for pitchers. It is still an intimidating pl...
JUNE 7, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM
Oakland A’s: 3 under the radar prospects impressing thus far It is easy to look at a team's minor league affiliates and pluck out the top prospects. Those players are expected to impress, to put togeth...
JUNE 7, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM
Takes unfortunate loss Kaprielian (2-1) was tagged with the loss Sunday against the Rockies after allowing two runs on five hits and three walks while fanning six across five innings.
Impact Kaprielian suffered his first loss of the season but delivered a decent outing considering he had to pitch in the altitude of Coors Field, as he limited the damage to just two runs and ended just three outs away from posting a quality start. The right-hander has allowed two or fewer runs in four of his five outings to date, and he's scheduled to start next week at home against the Royals.
JUNE 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Plates Oakland's lone run Murphy went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.
Impact Murphy notched Oakland's lone run with an RBI double that scored Tony Kemp in the top of the sixth, but that would be all the offense the Athletics would be able to muster in the entire game. The backstop has hit safely in six of Oakland's last eight contests but is only hitting .222 on the campaign.
JUNE 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Starts rehab assignment Guduan (groin) worked around a hit and a walk over a scoreless inning out of the bullpen Saturday in his first rehab appearance for Triple-A Las Vegas.
Impact Guduan was placed on the injured list May 28 with a right groin strain, but his ability to pitch in a game setting a week later suggests he likely won't be on the shelf for long. The 29-year-old lefty posted a 6.28 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in his 11 relief appearances for Oakland prior to being shut down with the injury.
JUNE 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Márquez, bullpen propel Rockies to 3-1 win over Athletics Germán Márquez pitched six effective innings and a beleaguered Colorado bullpen led by Daniel Bard held on to help the Rockies avoid a three...
JUNE 6, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
