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A’s Coverage:
- Slusser: Jake Diekman, ‘rejuvenated’ with A’s, has message of perseverance...
- Lockard: ‘It doesn’t have to define you’ — A’s reliever Jake Diekman brings hope for those suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases... ($)
- Grathoff: Nathan Patterson’s deal with the A’s involved more than a viral video...
- Thanawalla: Raiders owner Mark Davis blasts A’s front office over Coliseum issues...
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MLB News:
- DiComo: Righty Brad Brach joins Mets’ bullpen on major league deal...
- Martino: Mets showing interest in former Giants 2B Joe Panik...
- Coolbaugh: Red Sox place pitcher David Price on 10-day IL with cyst on left wrist...
- Hayes: Twins slugger Nelson Cruz day-to-day with left wrist strain...
- Buckey: Tigers select former A’s righty Edwin Jackson...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Stavenhagen: Saving Hamtramck Stadium — A Negro League ballpark, a changing community and a fight to reclaim history... ($)
- Sanchez: Micah Bowie — B.A.T. ‘gave me a chance to live’...
- Kelly: Which contenders have toughest schedules?
- Sarris: Why Juan Soto could be the next Miguel Cabrera... ($)
- Clemens: What Remains of Clayton Kershaw...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1949 — Dom DiMaggio’s 34-game hitting streak is on the line against Vic Raschi and the Yankees. Hitless in his first four at bats, Dom hits a sinking line drive in the 8th that his brother Joe catches at his shoetops. The Red Sox win, 6 - 3, to move 5 1/2 games behind the Yankees. Dom had started his streak after going hitless against Raschi.
- 2002 — Barry Bonds joins Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players ever to hit 600 home runs in the major leagues. The 38-year-old Giant left fielder hits the milestone homer in the 6th inning by lining a 2-1 pitch thrown by Pirates starter Kip Wells over the centerfield wall at Pacific Bell Park.
Best of Twitter:
- Weirdest tweet of the year?
A National League talent evaluator: "The Nationals have a better team on the field than just about any club in the game, but saying that if I had to put my money on a team to go to the World Series in the National League, I would put it on the Mets."
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) August 8, 2019
- Not a bad swing...
.@javy23baez came up to bat lefty! pic.twitter.com/GCNoaV2RL2
— MLB (@MLB) August 9, 2019
- All eyes will be on the Stockton box score this Saturday...
#Athletics top prospect Jesus Luzardo scheduled to start for the @stocktonports on Saturday vs. Rancho Cucamonga. Luzardo is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in two previous appearances (7 IP) with Stockton this season.
— Zack Bayrouty (@ZackBayrouty) August 8, 2019