Elephant Rumblings: Piscotty Seeing Ball Better, Healy Thinks It Was Time He Moved On

A’s Coverage:

• Game #30: Mariners Win the Battle of the Lefties, But A’s win the game, 3-2!
• Oakland A’s call up Brett Anderson, option Emilio Pagan to Triple-A...
• A’s Farm: Excellent performances from top prospects Beck, Fowler...
• Shea: Former A’s infielder Ryon Healy: ‘I think it was time for me to move on’...
• McWilliams (Athletic Subscription): Stephen Piscotty is seeing the ball better, and that leads directly to his recent increased plate production...

MLB News:

• ESPN: Yoenis Cespedes snaps chain sliding into 2B, leaving diamonds on the diamond...
• Roscher: Sammy Sosa apologized to the Cubs for using PEDs — sort of...
• Dickey: Mets Find Themselves in Familiar Spot With Jacob deGrom’s Ominous Injury...
• Calcaterra: Albert Pujols is two hits away from 3,000...
• Mastracco: Mets’ Todd Frazier fed up with umpires, calls for ‘accountability’...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Edwards: You Can’t Blame Tanking for the Lack of Competitive Teams...
• THT: In 1998 as in 2018, we found ourselves caught up in home runs and presidential intrigue...
• Lindbergh: Is Peak Kershaw Gone for Good?

Today in Baseball History:

• 1938 - Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox defeats the Detroit Tigers, 4 - 3, marking the start of a personal 20-game winning streak at his home field, Fenway Park. Grove will not lose a game there until May 12, 1941.
• 2012 - Ryan Dempster of the Cubs and Homer Bailey of the Reds both celebrate their birthday by pitching against each other. It is believed to be the first time in major league history that opposing starting pitchers are both pitching on their birthdays.

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