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Ramon Laureano, Athletics rally past Angels to sweep series Field Level Media 17 Jun 2021, 08:55 GMT+10 Ramon Laureano returned from a 17-game absence because of a hip injury and homered for the Oakland Athletics in an 8-4 win against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon. Matt Olson had three hits, Chad Pinder had two hits after entering the game as a pinch-hitter in the six-run sixth inning, and Mark Canha drove in two runs for the Athletics, who completed the three-game sweep with their sixth straight win. Oakland starter Cole Irvin went 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs a...

The A’s just keep on winning.

Right-hander James Kaprielian hopes to record his first major-league hit before his first big-league loss when he puts his unbeaten record on the line for the v

Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images The Oakland A’s will be without one of their biggest stars indefinitely, but in the meantime a notable prospect will get a long-awaited chance in the majors. The A’s placed CF Ramon Laureano on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday, the team announced. The diagnosis is a strained right hip, retroactive to May 28. Laureano last played on May 27, and then he was scratched from the lineup the next day with what was termed as groin tightness. He hasn’t played since and has now missed four games. Manager Bob Melvin has “no idea on the timetable,” per Ma...

Time for more report card grades. Things have changed quite a bit since I last did this at the start of May. Some MLB teams responded to slow starts by getting hot, while others have been mired in mediocrity or woefulness...