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Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Score some runs? The Oakland A’s continue their series against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday at the Coliseum. Last night the Twins won the first game. Tonight the A’s are doing something we haven’t seen all year: Repeating the same lineup. They have the same nine hitters, arranged in the same order, all playing the same positions, … [Read more...] about Game Thread #39: A’s vs. Twins

MLB news roundup Happy Tuesday, Athletics Nation! During the weekend the Oakland Coliseum featured Angels against Athletics, but in another alliterative note it also had possums pestering press boxes. After all the fuss has been made around the Coli’s new population of feral cats earlier in the season, a return of a resident marsupial has some talk stirring again. This all … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Coliseum continues to court wildlife

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports At least the pitching held up its end The A’s dropped the series opener to the Minnesota Twins on Monday night, losing 3-1 for Oakland’s third straight loss. The A’s rookie starting pitcher was solid enough, and four bullpen arms combined to yield just one run. But the lineup collected just four hits and a pair of walks, going 0-for-4 … [Read more...] about Game #38: Offensive woes continue in 3-1 loss to Twins

Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Didn’t we just see these guys? The A’s begin a new series tonight at the Coliseum, welcoming the Minnesota Twins to town for a three game set. Oakland just finished up a three game series at the Twins last week, so this’ll be the last time we see these guys this season. On the pitching side, it’ll be lefty Zach Logue, coming off two … [Read more...] about Game Thread #38: A’s vs. Twins

This bunt moved up a runner who later scored | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images No rallies or dingers? Try some bunts and steals. The Oakland A’s lineup isn’t scoring much so far this year. Nearly one-quarter of the way into the season, they’re averaging 3.3 runs per game, which ranks third-to-last in the majors, ahead of the Orioles and Tigers. Cut down to … [Read more...] about A’s try some small-ball to spark slumping lineup

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Monday, Athletics Nation! While the A’s spent most of the weekend squandering brilliant pitching efforts, some of the organizations’s farmhands made impressive showings in the minors. A’s #1 prospect Tyler Soderstrom had a fine Sunday with the A+ Lansing Lugnuts. He went 3-for-5 with two home … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Weekend highlights on the farm

Patrick Sandoval stopped A’s lineup in its tracks | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Oakland’s pitching is good though! The hitters are still struggling, but at least the pitchers keeps rolling. The Oakland A’s kept the Angels offense at bay but once again couldn’t score much themselves, losing 4-1 on Sunday at the Coliseum. *** Click here to revisit today’s … [Read more...] about Game #37: A’s bats quiet again in 4-1 loss to Angels

Photo by Douglas Stringer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Series finale! It’s the series finale! The Oakland A’s have played the Angels three times in the past 41 hours, including a doubleheader yesterday, and now they’ll do one more at the Coliseum before parting ways. The A’s won one of the three games so far and will strive for a split today. On the mound for … [Read more...] about Game Thread #37: A’s vs. Angels

Honestly, I would have settled for a “4 and 20” ERA. | Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Nobody likes to be wrong. No one really wakes up in the morning, yawns, stretches out their arms, and declares, “Sure hope I’m proven incorrect on a bunch of stuff today!” But if you have to be wrong, probably the most satisfying way is to find that the players on your favorite … [Read more...] about Relishing The Sweet, Savory Taste Of Crow