Elephant Rumblings: Timetable unclear for A’s outfielder Stephen Piscotty

A’s Coverage:

• Gallegos: Hendriks stumbles; A’s Wild Card lead cut to 1...
• Slusser: Big night for Marcus Semien, but A’s winning streak ends at six... ($)
• Gallegos: Fiers set for MRI before A’s make plans...
• Slusser: A’s optimistic Mike Fiers will make next start; Piscotty’s status still unclear... ($)
• Nightengale: ‘Nobody knows who we are’ - These anonymous Oakland Athletics roll towards MLB postseason...
• Slusser: Quick change from Raiders to A’s ‘miraculous’ after rain... ($)
• Gallegos: How potential A’s playoff roster might look...

Best of AN:

• Raun-Linde: Game #151 - Liam Hendriks Gives up the Win in the 9th...
• Hall: Marcus Semien one of MLB’s best hitters in second half...
• Hall: Sean Manaea is succeeding despite lack of velocity...
• Moriarty: A’s Farm Report - A’s Farm’s 2019 Organizational All-Star Team...

MLB News:

• Collier: Nats’ manager Davey Martinez upbeat after heart procedure...
• DiPaola: With Chris Archer shut down, Pirates claim infielder Corban Joseph to fill roster vacancy...
• Fegan: White Sox shut down breakout righty Lucas Giolito with mild lat strain...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Dodd: MLB Tiers - The A’s and Rays are hot, the Brewers are doing it again... ($$$)
• Jaffe: Mike Trout’s Season is Over, Which Completely Sucks...
• Weaver: Very Serious Journalism - I raced Tim Dillard in the Rangers’ Dot Race... ($$$)
• Gammons: The Dodgers’ ‘amazingly thorough’ development program fuels another successful season... ($$$)
• Clemens: Is There a Good Time to Face the Dodgers in October?

Today in Baseball History:

• 2004 — Connecting off Jake Peavy’s 3rd-inning slider at SBC Park, Barry Bonds hits his 700th career home run. The historic homer touches off a fireworks display and the unfurling of a gigantic light-tower banner featuring Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, the two other players to reach the milestone.
• 2011 — Mariano Rivera ties Trevor Hoffman’s Major League record with his 602nd career save in the Yankees’ 7 - 6 win over the Blue Jays. Rivera is backed by home runs from Alex Rodriguez, playing in his first game since aggravating a wrist injury on September 9th, and Curtis Granderson, who becomes the first Yankees CF since Mickey Mantle in 1961 to hit 40 home runs in a season.

Best of Twitter:

• Marcus Semien is clearly the best leadoff hitter in A’s history...

• Murphy showed off his cannon on Monday night...

• This A’s team seems to have fantastic chemistry...