Elephant Rumblings: A’s head to Texas after winning series against Orioles

A’s Coverage:

• Slusser: Surging Khris Davis leads A’s past Orioles as Oakland continues HR binge...
• Gallegos: A’s Takeaways — The absurdity of Khris Davis and the return of Edwin Jackson...
• Lockard: Fan favorites Stephen Vogt and Jerry Blevins still have Bay Area big-league dreams... ($)
• Slusser: A’s happy Edwin Jackson is back: — ‘This guy meant so much to us’....
• Lockard: Viva Las Vegas — Shaun Anderson feels confident in his changeup; Aviators’ rotation setting the tone... ($)

Best of AN:

• baseballgirl: Game #17 — A’s Khrush (x2) Orioles 8-5 for Series Win...

MLB News:

• AP: Braves, 2B Ozzie Albies agree to 7-year, $35M deal...
• Badler: 2019-20 MLB International Bonus Pools...
• Cotillo: Fenway Park drone — Alex Cora, Mitch Moreland notice flying object late in Boston Red Sox’s win over Jays (video)...
• Heyman: Nationals’ deal with Bud Norris falls through...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Szymborski: Ozzie Albies Just Signed a Stinker...
• Adler: Yankees exec Jean Afterman wants to see a team hire MLB’s first female GM. She’d just rather it not be her... ($)
• Mayo, Rosenbaum and Callis: These 30 prospects have something to prove...
• Corcoran: What this season can tell us about the effect of the three-batter minimum rule that arrives next year... ($)

Today in Baseball History:

• 1955 — After a big civic parade, the transplanted Athletics open their first season in Kansas City with a victory over the Tigers, 6 - 2, at Municipal Stadium. The standing-room crowd of 32,147 is the largest paid crowd for any event in Kansas City.
• 2010 — The Minnesota Twins inaugurate their new outdoor ballpark, Target Field, with a 5 - 2 win over the Red Sox. A host of former Twins greats, including Hall of Famers Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew, joined by Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek and Frank Viola, among others, are on hand to witness the historic game. Carl Pavano picks up the win while Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel pace the offence with three hits and two RBI each.

Best of Twitter:

• A very thought-provoking thread about the Albies/Acuña extensions...

• Look at him go...

• Admit it, you do it too...