Elephant Rumblings: Khris Davis Returns Today, A List of Lesser Known College Prospects

A’s Coverage:

• Game #56: A’s bats stay silent, get 1-hit by Rays...
• Shea: Just 6,705 watched last night’s A’s/Rays contest...
• Lee: Semien on paternity list after welcoming son...
• Mercury News: A’s lineup has gone stagnant since Davis’ departure with hamstring injury, hitting .167 on homestand

MLB News:

• ESPN: CT scan reveals Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins suffered broken jaw...
• AP: In return to majors, Rays’ Nathan Eovaldi pulled early from no-hit bid...
• ESPN: Rays OF Carlos Gomez says players targeted for drug testing...
• MLBTR: Red Sox Request Release Waivers On Hanley Ramirez...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Skiver: Max Scherzer used the DH rule to his advantage to watch the Capitals play in the Stanley Cup Final between half innings...
• Sawchik: The Astros’ Quiet Catching Advantage...
• Cut4: These college prospects didn’t play in Division I, but may still hear their names called in the MLB Draft...

Today in Baseball History:

• 2006 - Roger Clemens agrees to terms on a one-year deal with the Houston Astros to come back for a 23rd season, or at least the remaining four months of the current season. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner ends his seven-month retirement by accepting a deal that will pay him approximately $12.8 million - the pro-rated value of his $22,000,022 seasonal contract - to pitch for the Astros for the balance of the current season.
• 2009 - Florida State University defeats Ohio State University, 37 - 6, in regional tournament action in Tallahassee, FL.

Best of Twitter:

• I guess the A’s had no inside knowledge about his alleged pitch tipping...

• Chapman could throw out the runner at the plate from the outfield bleachers...

• On this day in MLB history, Albert Belle broke Fernando Vina’s nose...

• Don’t see this every day...