A’s Coverage:
- Game #60 - A’s Win Series, Lose Rotation Depth...
- BTBS: Has Frankie Montas finally found his role?
- Lee: Will A’s stick with tradition for 9th overall pick?
- Franklin Barreto turned in a 4-5, HR, 2B performance on Sunday for AAA Nashville...
- Gallegos: Another A’s starting pitcher goes down in win over Royals...
- Slusser: A’s Matt Joyce to miss a few days with back tightness...
MLB Draft:
- Cole: How to watch the 2018 MLB Draft...
- Schifman: The Workloads of the Top College Pitchers in the 2018 Draft...
- MLB.com Mock Draft: Who goes in 1st round tonight?
- Boeck: Who’s MLB’s No. 1 top draft pick? Ranking the top 25 1/1s of all time...
- Mayo: Switch-pitching catcher may be a 1st-round pick...
MLB News:
- AP: Michael Wacha loses no-hit bid in 9th; Cards beat Pirates 5-0...
- ESPN: Blake Snell ties AL record with seven straight K’s to start game...
- Rogers: Javy Baez steals home as Cubs sweep Mets, finish 6-1 road trip...
- Snyder: Jake Arrieta lashes out about ‘horse**** series’ after Phillies are swept by Giants: ‘Really bad. Really bad’...
- Cwik: Aaron Boone upset with ESPN after schedule change puts Yankees in tough spot...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1972 - A major league record eight shutouts are pitched in 16 major league games: five in the American League, three in the National League. Two are recorded by the Oakland Athletics, who sweep a pair from the Baltimore Orioles by identical 2 - 0 scores.
- 2012 - Rookie Jarrod Parker keeps the powerful Rangers line-up hitless for 7 innings on his way to a 12 - 1 win by the Athletics. Michael Young ends Parker’s bid for a no-hitter with a leadoff single in the 8th; Parker only needs two more pitches to get out of the inning, on a pop-up and a double play grounder, then leaves the game. For Texas, OF Craig Gentry is pressed into mound service in the 8th, to give his team’s tired bullpen a breather.
Best of Twitter:
- Filthy...
Blake "The Witch" Treinen, 98mph Fastball movement (isolated). ♀️ pic.twitter.com/DQaSYUqKfw
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 4, 2018
- Finally starting to catch up with his xwOBA...
In his last four games, #Athletics first baseman @mattolson21 has four home runs and nine RBI.
— AthleticsPR (@AthleticsPR) June 3, 2018
- A pretty important night for the franchise...
If you're keeping score at home, the #Athletics will have the 9th, the 50th and the 70th overall draft picks on Monday.
— Athletics Farm (@AthleticsFarm) June 4, 2018