Elephant Rumblings: A’s pitching holds up in win over Orioles

A’s Coverage:

• Slusser: A’s get strong work from bullpen in 3-2 win over Orioles...
• Gallegos: Fiers retires 17 Birds in a row in gem...
• Slusser: A’s top pick Logan Davidson signs, gets Corey Seager comparison...
• Slusser: A’s Lou Trivino to get ‘different look’ to get back on track...
• Lockard: A’s minor-league notebook — Several promising arms return to game action, including Puk and Luzardo... ($)
• Gallegos: Chapman in need of a push in ASG balloting...
• McCauley: Nick Hundley’s care for ailing boy leads to lasting bond...

Best of AN:

• CatfishBunter: Game #74 — A’s ground Orioles with Fiers, Hendriks, Treinen...
• Hall: Oakland A’s getting great production out of bottom of lineup...
• Baker-Gillman: Series #25 — Athletics vs Orioles: Sink or Soar?

MLB News:

• Cassavell: Padres to promote top pitching prospect Logan Allen for Tuesday start...
• Murray: Cardinals select former A’s 1B prospect Rangel Ravelo...
• Johns: Mariners 1B/3B Ryon Healy diagnosed with spinal stenosis...
• O’Brian: Dallas Keuchel to make Braves debut on Friday...
• Keri: The 30 — The Nationals and Braves gain ground, transcendent team defense in the NL West and bonus fantasy baseball schadenfreude... ($)

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Todd: Top 50 Trade Candidates For The 2019 MLB Trade Deadline...
• Perkins: Playing the numbers: Why do MLB pitchers throw more outside pitches when a shift is in use? ($)
• Thurm: Unscrupulous conduct? Why the lawsuit filed by J.D. Martinez’s former agent raises some big questions... ($)
• Ring: Angel Hernandez’s Lawsuit Against MLB Just Got Really Interesting...
• Clemens: Major Leaguers Behaving Like Children...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1972 — Colorful Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley holds baseball’s first ever “Mustache Day.” Finley agreed to pay $300 to each of his players for growing mustaches by Father’s Day. Reggie Jackson had started the trend by reporting to spring training with a mustache, to became the first major leaguer to do so since Frenchy Bordagaray in 1936.
• 1976 — Commissioner Bowie Kuhn voids the sales of Oakland Athletics stars Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi. Kuhn orders the players to return to Oakland, but spiteful Athletics owner Charlie Finley will not allow manager Chuck Tanner to use any of them in a game until June 27th.

Best of Twitter:

• Two of Oakland’s most intriguing young prospects...

• Well, uh, this happened...

• Another oddity from Monday night...