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Prospect Watch:
- Yairo Munoz tripled and collected four hits in total. It was also a great day for many less familiar prospects...
- Jane Lee: A’s eager to insert prospect Nunez into lineup...
- Finally in Triple-A, Beau Taylor is thriving...
ICYMI:
- The A’s struggled to hit with runners in scoring position and fell to the Angels 3-1...
- Dustin Garneau is impressing behind the plate...
- Are A’s brass preparing to sell the team?
- Barbara Boxer’s advice for the A’s? Dump the Coliseum site...
- Jeff Samardzija clears waivers...
- The Giants have reportedly expressed the strongest interest in Giancarlo Stanton...
- Texas Rangers facing major backlash over refusal to switch series with Astros...
- Inside the method to Joe Maddon’s lineup madness...
Hurricane Harvey:
Jed Lowrie's wife and kids left their home in Houston ahead of hurricane and are in Oakland. His mother in law stayed at house and is OK.
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) August 28, 2017
- Good for Jim Crane...
Jim Crane, the ownership group and our Foundation will donate $4 million to the relief efforts aiding the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 29, 2017
Today in Baseball History:
- 1967 - Kansas City Athletic Bert Campaneris hit three triples in a ten inning loss to the Indians.
- 1977 - Lou Brock breaks Ty Cobb’s modern stolen bases record. Brock would hold the record for nearly fourteen years.
Best of Twitter:
- This stat might say as much about the catchers as it does the pitchers...
Gossett's wild pitch in the first inning was the A's 73rd of the season, a new franchise record. .... Congratulations?
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) August 29, 2017
- And yet, they’re still just three games back of a playoff spot...
#Royals blanked again. 1st team shutout in 4 straight games since 1992 Cubs & tie 1913 STL Browns w/AL record 43 straight scoreless innings
— Joel Goldberg (@goldbergkc) August 29, 2017
- It may not be Players’ Weekend anymore, but Javier Baez is still El Mago...
.@javy23baez, Maker of Plays. pic.twitter.com/BW2PmJ1q3r
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 29, 2017
