A’s Coverage:
- Slusser: A’s deal lefty Jerry Blevins to Atlanta...
- Slusser: A’s score three times in 11th but still lose at Toronto...
- Brudnicki: Treinen, A’s let 3-run lead slip away in 11th...
- Weinfuss: Arizona Cardinals draft QB Kyler Murray first overall...
- McWilliams: The connection between the A’s Kendrys Morales and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was on display Friday... ($)
- Slusser: A’s Mark Canha exits with wrist injury, might go on IL...
- Shea: A’s pitching report — The good, bad and injured...
- Slusser: A’s mailbag — Oakland looking to add a starter? Matt Chapman extension soon?
Best of AN:
- Hall: Game #30 — Blue Jays complete season sweep of A’s...
- Nico: Bullpen Becomes A Soria Subject...
- Hall: Oakland A’s prospect watch — 2019 rosters for minor league affiliates...
- Fatrolf’s Sunday Sketches: Bassitt Signal Edition...
- Hall: Only 5% of A’s fans think team can contend with current stating rotation...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Mets designate struggling catcher Travis d’Arnaud...
- Rosenthal: Giants actively looking for outfield help...
- Levine: No timetable for injured White Sox prospect Eloy Jimenez...
- Acee: Padres notes — is Ian Kinsler’s time almost up?
- Hayes: Twins place wunderkind Willians Astudillo on IL with hamstring injury...
- Feinsand: Pirates place righty Chris Archer on Injured List with right thumb inflammation...
- Fletcher: Angels to promote top pitching prospect Griffin Canning for Tuesday start...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Rosenthal: Has agent Scott Boras failed to adapt? Assessing his winners and losers in free agency... ($)
- Harrigan: These are some of baseball’s greatest steals...
- Sarris: Is there a better way to throw a curveball? Some pros are aiming to find out... ($)
- Fink: The Hit-By-Pitch Continues to Reach New Heights...
- Ring: The Yankees, Dellin Betances, and Informed Consent Laws...
Today in Baseball History:
- 2013 — Brandon Moss homers off Barry Enright with Jed Lowrie on first base and two out in the bottom of the 19th inning to give Oakland a 10 - 8 win over the Angels. Oakland trails 7- 2 in the bottom of the 8th, but rallies for four runs that inning and adds another in the 9th when Yoenis Cespedes drives in Coco Crisp with a two-out single, forcing extra innings. The teams trade runs in the 15th before Moss ends it with his second homer of the game. For the Angels, Albert Pujols has a pair of long balls and Mark Trumbo hits a solo tape-measure blast in the 4th. Jerry Blevins, who had struck out against Enright in the 18th because the A’s had been forced to move DH Seth Smith to the outfield, gets the win. At 6 hours and 32 minutes, the game is the longest by time in both teams’ history.
Best of Twitter:
- A possible explanation for the Oakland’s struggles against Toronto this season...
Update, since the start of 2018 the team that has Kendrys Morales when the A's play the Blue Jays is now 0-13
— Rowdy Guzmir Jhericurl Jr. (@GuzmansJhercurl) April 28, 2019
- Rotation reinforcements could be on the way...
Edwin Jackson went five innings for Stockton and allowed five hits, no walks and two runs and struck out nine.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) April 28, 2019
- Ever wonder why Fernando Rodney can be so erratic?
At the @BlueJays game, sitting behind the visitor bullpen; just watched Fernando Rodney pour himself a coffee half full, then top it off with sugar free Red Bull. Asked him what he calls that, straightfaced without missing a beat he answered “a wake me up” #MLB #bullpenlife
— A.Spaz (@andrewspadzins) April 27, 2019