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Finally, deep into the third inning, Ramon Laureano hit a popup to the shortstop. ''I was like, 'Ooh.' I didn't realize nobody had gotten out yet,'' Oakland slugger Matt Olson said. Olson homered during a 10-run inning in which the first 11 batters reached base, and the Athletics blanked the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 Wednesday night. Continue to Article

September 12, 2018 11:18:pm EST

Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Manaea will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder, a procedure that might cost him all of the 2019 season. Manaea will have the operation on Sept. 19, the A's announced. The team said further details will be provided upon completion of the surgery, though manager Bob Melvin hinted the southpaw could be sidelined a full year. Continue to Article

September 11, 2018 7:48:pm EST

Oakland Athletics right-hander Shawn Kelley's recent absence is due to a lacerated right thumb, an injury that occurred while he was washing dishes. Kelley told reporters that he nearly cut off the tip of the thumb while cleaning a knife last Friday. "A really sharp knife, too," Kelley told the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday. Continue to Article

September 06, 2018 3:12:pm EST

Last night seven Tampa Bay Rays pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays, striking out ten. This came first in the playoffs, where managers’ quick hooks in the past few years have led to defacto bullpen games and then in the 2018 season in which the Rays have made bullpen games part of their actual approach. Baseball has a long and rich history of teams playing copycat off of one another so it should not be surprising that, as the Rays have realized success with this approach, other teams have begun to take notice. Continue to Article

September 05, 2018 11:53:am EST