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Angels overcome early deficit, rally past As Field Level Media 24 May 2021, 09:55 GMT+10 Shohei Ohtani hit a game-tying sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and Justin Upton hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth as the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 6-5 victory over the visiting Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Jared Walsh had a home run and two RBIs as the Angels won for just the second time in seven games since three-time MVP Mike Trout went on the injured list with a calf strain. Matt Olson...

A’s Doing Great, But Need To Be Smarter About Pitchers Share this story Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports First off, let’s not kid ourselves about how lucky A’s fans are. If David Forst and Co. were not doing a great job, The A’s would not be coming off three consecutive seasons with a .600 winning percentage (ok fine, .5988), and now in first place in the AL West. And if the front office were to give Bob Melvin a 50 year contract extension, most A’s fans would rightfully rejoice. However...

Marilyn Indahl-USA TODAY Sports More bored Twins play boring baseball, with Matt Shoemaker and the rest of Minnesota’s pitching staff proving you don’t need a hot, humid night to serve up multiple dongs to opposing hitters. To make this more interesting, here’s a TwinkieTown super-sleuth challenge! Today was the birthday of an American celebriperson, in the Musix Bizness. Hints as to whom are scattered below. A virtual Fig Newton to the reader who first identifies this birthday balladeer,...

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That was pretty much the game. The A’s scattered three other hits and two other walks, but the story was the homers. Their exit velocities were 103.8 mph (Laureano), 107.3 mph (Murphy), 105.7 mph (Piscotty), and 94.4 mph (Canha), with Piscotty leading the way at 412 feet. Murphy’s went 408 and he also added another flyout of the same distance and nearly the same monstrous exit velo. One more lineup note: Chad Pinder came off the bench as a pinch-hitter and drew a walk. He was activated fro...

Kaprielian picks up first MLB win as As outlast Red Sox James Kaprielian got the victory in his first major league start with five innings of one-run ball, Matt Olson homered and the Oakland Athletics held off the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Wednesday night. The Canadian Press VIDEO SIGN OUT BOSTON (AP) — James Kaprielian got the victory in his first major league start with five innings of one-run ball, Matt Olson homered and the Oakland Athletics held off the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Wednesday night. Sean...

Boston, which entered the night leading the majors in runs scored, got their only run of the game on a bases-loaded walk and left eight runners on base.

BOSTON — James Kaprielian got the victory in his first major league start with five innings of one-run ball, Matt Olson homered and the Oakland Athletics held off the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Wednesday night. Sean Murphy and Jed Lowrie also had RBIs for the...

James Kaprielian picks up 1st MLB win as A’s outlast Red Sox 4-1 Oakland Athletics Matt Olson, left, is congratulated by Elvis Andrus (17) after his solo home run off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles Krupa Oakland Athletics Matt Olson, right, rounds the bases on his solo home run off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez during the sixth inning of a ba...

James Kaprielian picks up 1st MLB win as A’s outlast Red Sox 4-1 Oakland Athletics Matt Olson, left, is congratulated by Elvis Andrus (17) after his solo home run off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles Krupa Oakland Athletics Matt Olson, right, rounds the bases on his solo home run off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez during the sixth inning of a ba...