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A’s Coverage:
- Game #145: Big Inning All Oakland Needs, A’s Win 3-2...
- Lee: Manaea to undergo shoulder surgery, out for ‘19...
- Moriarity: A’s Farm’s 7th Annual Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team for 2018...
- Shea: How would A’s piece together rotation for playoffs?
MLB News:
- ESPN: Rockies’ Trevor Story reaches shortstop milestone with 40th double...
- Acquavella: Astros’ Brad Peacock becomes third MLB pitcher diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease this season...
- Divish: Hisashi Iwakuma ends his tenure with the Mariners and his time in Major League Baseball...
- ESPN: David Price won’t opt out of Red Sox contract to ‘go to a lesser team’...
- Browne: Red Sox clinch playoff berth thanks to Holt’s HR...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Lange: An ode to dumb baseball injuries...
- Driver: Hurricane Florence could bring more havoc to water-logged baseball season...
Today in Baseball History:
- 2017 - The Indians tie the American League record for consecutive victories when they defeat Detroit, 2 - 0, for their 20th straight win. The record had been set by the 2002 Oakland Athletics in the season depicted in the book and movie Moneyball. Corey Kluber pitches a five-hit shutout to lead Cleveland while Francisco Lindor hits a lead-off homer off Matt Boyd in the 1st.
Best of Twitter:
- Is it starting to feel real?
The #Athletics' magic number to clinch a playoff spot is down to 10
— Ben Ross (@BenRossSports) September 12, 2018
- And still a shot at the division, too...
A's now 2 games behind the Yankees for the first wild-card spot. Yankees have to face the Red Sox six more times and the Rays, a team they're 7-8 against this season, for a three-game series. A WC game in Oakland is very much in play.
— Julian McWilliams (@JulianMack105) September 12, 2018
- Is this good or bad?
Nick Burdi, Ryan Lavarnway, Jarrod Saltalamacchia & Rob Scahill appeared in their 1st MLB game of 2018 Tues. That moved the total to 1,360 this yr, a record. This marks 6th straight yr a record number of players appeared in a game. It was 1,358 last yr.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) September 12, 2018
- Bat flips seem better in Canada...
This is the controversial 2-run homer from Starlin Rodriguez in the 7th that broke a 3-3 tie, gave @IBLBaycats the lead for good in their series clinching game, and drew the ire of the Panthers. #IBLFinals #IBL100 #batflip pic.twitter.com/kWxuxO6Z7U
— Ken Hashizume (@khash27) September 10, 2018