Elephant Rumblings: A’s lefty A.J. Puk promoted to Triple-A

A’s Coverage:

• Slusser: Twins’ turn for late comeback win over A’s...
• Gallegos: Hendriks’ streak ends in walk-off defeat...
• Poindexter: A’s week in review — Intense games, playoff positioning, more home runs and some pitching vulnerability... ($)
• Slusser: Homer Bailey set for second A’s start; does his delivery seem familiar?
• Slusser: A’s Sean Manaea off to Vegas - and when he might pitch for Oakland...
• Lockard: Matt Olson’s quick recovery from a hamate injury has turned the tide of the A’s season... ($)

Best of AN:

• Baker-Gillman: Game #101 — Dramatic Comeback Turned Dramatic Defeat...
• Nico: “Freaky Friday” And Other Bon Mots...

MLB News:

• Puma: Mets righty Zack Wheeler (shoulder) could be activated soon; team still expects “solid return” if traded...
• Heyman: Tigers asking for “established young MLB star” in return for lefty Matthew Boyd...
• Morosi: Eric Sogard (Blue Jays), Danny Santana (Rangers) have drawn interest as utility options...
• Kaplan: Cubs showing interest in Tigers outfielder Nick Castellanos, righty Shane Greene...
• O’Brien: Braves among teams interested in righty Marcus Stroman; Toronto expecting “Archer-like” prospect return...
• Rosenthal: Nationals showing interest in Greene as well as Giants righty Sam Dyson...
• Footer: Rangers righty Shawn Kelley (right biceps tendon) to undergo MRI...
• Bollinger: Angels release righty Matt Harvey...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Rosenthal: Appreciating the passion and ability of Jayson Stark, the 2019 Spink Award winner... ($)
• McDaniel: 2019 Trade Value — #1 to #10...
• Brisbee: Baseball Time Machine — 20 individual seasons worth going back in time to see... ($)
• Lindbergh: The Five Trends That Could Define Baseball’s Future...
• Wolfe: What Should We Make of Shane Greene?

Today in Baseball History:

• 2012 — The Athletics complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees at The Coliseum, a first since the team moved to Oakland, CA in 1968. The win comes in the 12th inning as Coco Crisp singles in Derek Norris with two outs. It comes after the A’s spot the Yanks a 4 - 0 lead after 4 innings, then come back for the 5 - 4 win.
• 2014 — Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff announces that the team has agreed on a ten-year lease to stay at the O.co Coliseum, which has recently been plagued by sewage and other maintenance problems.

Best of Twitter:

• Marcus Semien continues to amaze every single day...

• Injury updates for some of Oakland’s most interesting prospects...

• One of Oakland’s top prospects is just one step away from the big leagues...