Elephant Rumblings: Lowrie Still Feeling Effects of Mid-July Collision, Baseball Announcer Gaffes

A’s Coverage:

• Game #114: Dodgers Down A’s 4-2...
• Sullivan: The A’s Signed One of the Bargains of the Winter
• Brisbee: How to turn a non-contender into the Oakland A’s in a few easy steps...
• Gallegos: Did the A’s just lock up a playoff position with this trade?
• Ross: Struggling Jed Lowrie admits he’s still feeling effects of mid-July collision in San Francisco...

MLB News:

• ESPN: Scott Servais says ‘We’ll see’ when asked if struggling Felix Hernandez will make next start...
• ESPN: Braves announcer Joe Simpson draws ire implying Juan Soto isn’t 19...
• Axisa: Clint Frazier is beefing with Yankees’ play-by-play man Michael Kay over the validity of his head injury...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Hart: Jayson Werth blasts former agent Scott Boras: Teams ‘didn’t know that I wanted to play’...
• MacLennan: Can’t Catch a Break — Hall of Fame Catchers...
• Todd: Latest On Luke Heimlich...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1979 - Oakland’s Matt Keough loses to California, 8 - 1‚ running his season record to 0-14‚ and tying a dubious major league record. His 14 straight losses ties him for the 4th most in American League history.
• 1992 - Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley had his consecutive saves record snapped at 40. His two records - 36 straight to start a season, and 40 straight over two seasons - ended trying to protect a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals. Eckersley gave up a two-out, two-run single to Gregg Jefferies which gave the Royals a 3-2 lead. But the Athletics came back to win the game in the ninth, 5-3.

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