Elephant Rumblings: A’s split first half of Bay Bridge Series

A’s Coverage:

• Gallegos: Just like old times: Bailey torments Giants...
• Shea: A’s hit 3 homers, pound Giants 9-5...
• Slusser: A’s sign ex-Mets star Matt Harvey to minor-league deal...
• Slusser: A’s Marcus Semien changes agents with eye toward extension — or free agency...
• Thompson: Matt Chapman’s new ‘do is getting some weird looks off the field and helping him heat up on it... ($)
• Gallegos: Chapman homers off old USA teammate...
• Slusser: At 30, Corban Joseph gets shot at second base for A’s...
• Slusser: A’s Jurickson Profar told role to be reduced; ‘I’m OK with it,’ he says...

Best of AN:

• CatfishBunter: Game #121 — Chapman comes alive as A’s best Giants, even series...
• Hall: Oakland A’s call up Corban Joseph, DFA Beau Taylor...
• Nico: Why “Calling Up Corban” Was The Right Move...
• Hall: A’s sign Matt Harvey to minor league contract...

MLB News:

• Berry and Wexler: Pirates righty Jameson Taillon has 2nd TJ surgery, will miss 2020 season...
• Gonzales: Phillies starter Jake Arrieta likely to miss remainder of 2019 season with bone spurs...
• Bollinger: Albert Pujols sets record for most hits by foreign-born player with 3,167...
• Acee: Padres to place young star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. on IL with back spasm...
• Adams: Yankees claim former A’s righty Ryan Dull off waivers from Giants...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Stark: The robots are coming! Examining big leaguers’ biggest fears about their future electronic overlords... ($)
• Bowden: An early ranking of the top 20 free agents who will be available this offseason... ($)
• Clemens: Tom Tango’s Triple-Slash Conundrum...
• Clemens: Fernando Tatis Jr. Continues to Astound...
• Szymborski: Ronald Acuña and the 40-40 Club...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1948 — Before 72,468 - the largest crowd of the season at Yankee Stadium - the A’s sweep a pair from the Yanks by 5 - 3 scores and regain second place in the American League. The A’s win the opener in 10 innings after Joe DiMaggio ties the score with his 20th homer of the year. Joe D also triples home a run in the extra frame but Lou Brissie preserves the win for Carl Scheib. The A’s total 20 hits in the two games, including a triple and double by Sam Chapman. New York is now in 4th place, five games back.
• 2012 — Felix Hernandez tosses the first perfect game in Seattle Mariners history, and the record third perfect game in the majors this year. He dispenses of the Tampa Bay Rays, 1 - 0, using 113 pitches, while striking out 12, including five of the last six batters he faces. It is the third no-hitter - and the second perfect game - thrown in Safeco Field this season, the first time that one stadium had seen two perfect games in a season. Coming into 2012, there had never been a no-hitter at the ballpark.

Best of Twitter:

• Aquino is off to an absurd start to his MLB career...

• The first two spots in the NL MVP race are locked down, but who’s your number three?

• Looks like I have a rooting interest in this year’s Little League World Series...