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Angels overcome early deficit, rally past A's 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 and Seth Brown each hit a home run in the second inning for the A's, who scored just one run over ...

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, right people sometimes do wrong things and today I am here to caution that in one area the A’s b...

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, and extra Figs to anyone who can spot the individual clues! DON’T MOCK ME IT’S A SUPER-FUN THIN...

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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 from the injured list today after recovering from a sprained left knee. Clear skies Josh Donaldson, the...