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A’s Coverage:

• Game #80: A’s Comeback Again, Defeat Tigers 9-7...
• Lee: Mengden latest A’s starter to land on DL...
• Gallegos: Melvin perplexed by rash of starting pitcher injuries...
• Shea: Will the Giants, A’s be buyers or sellers at baseball’s trade deadline?
• Castrovince: Eight Fun Trade Deadline Proposals...
• Hall: Emilio Pagan dominating since return from minors...

MLB News:

• ESPN: Mets GM Sandy Alderson takes leave of absence to be treated for cancer...
• ESPN: Worker’s body discovered in walk-in beer cooler at Braves ballpark...
• Rogers: Cubs put Kris Bryant on DL due to shoulder inflammation...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Axisa: Josh Donaldson suffers an injury setback that’ll make him tough to trade before the deadline...
• Sullivan: The Rays Played a Pitcher at First Base and it didn’t not work...
• Owens: Derek Jeter lists N.Y. castle he bought for $425K in 2003 for nearly $15M...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1973 - David Clyde, 18 and fresh out of Houston’s Westchester High School, makes his much hyped debut with the Rangers, before 35,698, the largest Rangers crowd of the year. Clyde, the number one pick in the 1973 amateur draft, walks the first two Twins batters he faces, then gets Bobby Darwin, George Mitterwald and Joe Lis on swinging third strikes. Clyde goes five innings and gives up only one hit - a two-run home run by Mike Adams - walks seven and strikes out 8. He is the winner, 4 - 3.
• 1996 - The Athletics stroke eight home runs in an 18 - 2 pounding of the Angels. Scott Brosius hits 2, while Mark McGwire, Geronimo Berroa, Jason Giambi, Terry Steinbach, Ernie Young and Jose Herrera also connect. The seven different players going deep ties the major league record.

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