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ATHLETICS 69-93 · 2024 4TH IN AL WEST
69-93 · 2024 4TH IN AL WEST
A's Jesús Luzardo a 'weapon' in current bullpen role What left-hander Jesús Luzardo offers the Oakland Athletics in a bullpen role made a...
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Oakland A’s hit COVID vaccination threshold COVID had hit the Oakland A's family hard during the pandemic. Long time minor league coach Webster Garrison spent weeks in a hospital on a...
JUNE 3, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM
MLB Power Rankings: Tampa Bay takes over at the top
The AL East and NL West maintain a heavy presence at the top of Ben Verlander's latest MLB Power Rankings.JUNE 3, 2021
Goes deep Wednesday Moreland went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday in a 6-0 win over the Mariners.
Impact Moreland's two-run shot to center field was the icing on the cake in a five-run third inning that spurred Oakland to the win. The long ball was his fifth this season and accounted for his 16th and 17th RBI. It also extended Moreland's hit streak to a modest four games, during which he has gone 5-for-15.
JUNE 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Tosses second shutout of campaign Manaea (4-2) earned the win over Seattle on Wednesday, hurling nine scoreless frames while allowing four hits and two walks. He struck out eight.
Impact This was technically Manaea's second shutout of the season -- he tossed seven scoreless innings in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Twins in April. The southpaw was sharp Wednesday, inducing 19 swinging strikes and holding the Mariners without an extra-base hit. Over his past three starts, Manaea has allowed only two runs in 20.2 frames while posting a 22:7 K:BB. He'll look to keep rolling in his next start, which is lined up to come at home against Arizona next week.
JUNE 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Manaea throws CG, Moreland homers as A’s blank Mariners 6-0 SEATTLE (AP) — Sean Manaea pitched a four-hitter with eight strikeouts for his second shutout this season, and the Oakland Athletics beat th...
JUNE 3, 2021 • THESTAR.COM
Manaea throws CG, Moreland homers as A's blank Mariners 6-0
Sean Manaea pitched a four-hitter with eight strikeouts for his second shutout this season, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-0JUNE 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Luzardo embracing 'adrenaline' of 'pen role SEATTLE -- When Jesús Luzardo made his highly anticipated arrival to the Majors in 2019 as the top prospect in Oakland’s farm system, he imm...
JUNE 3, 2021 • MLB.COM
Why Athletics’ Jesus Luzardo may be better off in the bullpen A’s left-hander Jesus Luzardo was so good out of the bullpen Tuesday night he just might say there for awhile.
JUNE 3, 2021 • MERCURYNEWS.COM
Snaps brief skid in win Canha went 2-for-6 with an RBI single and a run in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday, snapping an 0-for-14 skid that had encompassed his previous four games.
Impact The veteran has rarely endured multi-game slumps this season, but the aforementioned four-game stretch saw eight of the 14 outs he made come via strikeouts. Tuesday's multi-hit effort keeps Canha's season slash line at a solid .251/.385/.462, and while his batting average does have plenty of room for improvement, it currently qualifies as the second highest of his last six seasons.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Plates pair in big win Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run double, a walk and a run in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday.
Impact Murphy's seventh-inning two-bagger doubled the Athletics' lead to four runs at the time and gave the clutch-hitting backstop his sixth and seventh RBI over his last five games. Murphy is hitting just .222 over that stretch while striking out a massive 35.0 percent clip, but the contradictory numbers are simply a microcosm of a season in which his .379/.457/.517 slash line with men in scoring position thoroughly dwarfs his .215/.310/.389 season-long figures.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
On base three times in win Andrus went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and two runs in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday.
Impact Andrus' long-awaited renaissance at the plate continued in the big win for Oakland, as the veteran shortstop reached safely for the sixth time in the last seven starts. Andrus boasts an outstanding .409/.480/.500 slash line over that stretch, although he remains without a home run through 185 plate appearances.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
On bench again Brown is not starting Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Impact Manager Bob Melvin appears to be riding the hot hand as Stephen Piscotty, fresh off a 3-for-5 performance Tuesday, plays right field in lieu of Brown. The Athletics are facing righty starter Chris Flexen, so the decision is unlikely a matchup-based one.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Skye Bolt gets another chance with Oakland A’s The inevitable has happened. Ramon Laureano has been placed on the Injured List, his troublesome groin and hip unable to heal in just a few...
JUNE 2, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM
Bob Melvin becomes the winningest manager in Oakland A's history, passing Tony La Russa: 'He's the best for a reason' Understated A's manager Bob Melvin made history with his team's win in Seattle Wednesday night.
JUNE 2, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Bob Melvin becomes A's winningest manager in Oakland era Bob Melvin recorded his 799th win as Athletics manager Tuesday night, passing Tony La...
JUNE 2, 2021 • SFCHRONICLE.COM
Flexen expected to start as Seattle hosts Oakland Oakland Athletics (32-25, first in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (28-28, third in the AL West)Seattle; Wednesday, 10:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING...
JUNE 2, 2021 • WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM
Flexen expected to start as Seattle hosts Oakland
The Mariners are expected to send Chris Flexen to the mound Wednesday and the Athletics will give Sean Manaea the startJUNE 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Laces three hits Kemp went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, run, five RBI and a strikeout in a 12-6 triumph over the Mariners on Tuesday.
Impact After recording a third inning strikeout, Kemp followed with a double in the fifth, sac fly in the seventh, two-run home run in the eighth and single in the ninth. This was Kemp's first three-hit game of the year and it brought his average up to .280 from .256.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
A's rally against Seattle's bullpen, roll to 12-6 victory
Matt Olson hit his 14th homer of the season in the second inning and added a key two-run single as part of Oakland’s big seventh inning, and the Athletics rolled to a 12-6 win over...JUNE 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Launches 14th home run Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, three RBI and a strikeout as Oakland defeated Seattle 12-6 Tuesday.
Impact Olson opened the scoring with a solo shot off starter Marco Gonzales and tacked on a two-run single a part of a six-run seventh. This marks consecutive multi-hit outings for the power-hitting first baseman who's now slashing .264/.354/.560.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Surrenders four runs to Seattle Bassitt started Tuesday's 12-6 win over the Mariners, going four innings and allowing four runs on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts. He didn't factor into the decision.
Impact Bassitt permitted the bulk of the damage in third after allowing four straight hits following two outs to begin the inning but was bailed out after Oakland scored six in the seventh. Bassitt has been extremely consistent this season with no more than four runs allowed in any start and the fact that Tuesday's outing was his worst thus far speaks volumes to his performance.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
