Elephant Rumblings: A’s to promote top pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo

A’s Coverage:

• Gallegos: Manaea’s 2019 Coliseum debut a beauty...
• Simmons: Left-hander Sean Manaea strikes out 10 as A’s top Detroit... ($)
• Hall: Sean Manaea shines in return to Oakland Coliseum mound
• Poindexter: A’s week in review - Hot streak puts them in control of their wild-card destiny... ($$$)
• Gallegos: A’s to call up No. 1 prospect Luzardo (source)...
• Slusser: A’s to call up top prospect Jesús Luzardo; Matt Harvey won’t join team... ($)
• Simmons: A’s reliever Yusmeiro Petit believes pitching helps cope with father’s death... ($)
• Ostler: A’s threatening to cross line between irritant and nightmare... ($)
• Thompson II: Sunday Randomness - Stephen Curry’s first look at the completed Chase Center, the A’s Howard Terminal timeline and more... ($$$)

Best of AN:

• Baker-Gillman: Game #143 - Manaea K’s 10 in Dominant Start...
• Hall: Ramon Laureano exits Oakland A’s game with right leg cramp...
• Hall: Quick Look - Sean Murphy homers, catches shutout in MLB debut...
• Hall: Oakland A’s set franchise record - 6 players with 20+ homers...
• Hall: Oakland A’s fan confidence dips after some tough losses...

MLB News:

• Passan: Red Sox fire Dave Dombrowski one season after title...
• ESPN: Sharks hire ex-Dodgers GM Ned Colletti as scout...
• Goold: Chris Duncan dies at 38; sparked 2006 Cardinals to title, became a hit on local sports radio...
• Heyman: Twins righty Michael Pineda suspended 60 games for drug violation...
• Rogers: Cubs infielder Javier Baez out with hairline fracture in thumb...
• Park: Max Kepler dealing with upper chest discomfort, will undergo MRI...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Drellich: Baseball’s CBA talks seem to be producing groundwork for 2021, rather than an early deal... ($$$)
• Sarris: Do park factors matter less than we think they do? ($$$)
• Jaffe: Michael Lorenzen Gets His Turn, and Other Two-Way Tales...
• Fink: Baseball’s Best Catcher Keeps it Real...
• Bowden: The must-extend players for each team this offseason... ($$$)
• Kram: The September Prospect Call-ups Who Could Impact the Baseball Playoffs...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1965 — Sandy Koufax’s perfect game against the Cubs bests Bob Hendley’s one-hit effort, 1 - 0. It is the Dodgers southpaw’s record fourth no-hitter.
• 1992 — Brewer owner Bud Selig is selected by the owners to serve as acting baseball commissioner until a permanent successor can be found. It will take nearly six years to name a permanent commissioner and it will be Selig himself.

Best of Twitter:

• The Chris Archer trade continues to pay dividends for Tampa Bay...

• Willians Astudillo is must-watch TV...

• How can you not be romantic about baseball?

• Next (and truly last) changeover won’t be until November, after baseball is done for the year...