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Yonder Alonso notched his first homer of the season in thrilling fashion, launching a walk-off, three-run homer off Pat Neshek in the ninth inning for the A’s, who also watched their top pitching prospect, Sean Manaea, make his big league debut in the 7-4 series-opening victory over the Astros at the Coliseum on Friday evening….
Anthony Gose hit a two-run homer and scored on an Ian Kinsler double as part of an early-inning Tigers outburst, supporting Anibal Sanchez through a wild outing for a 7-3 win and a series victory over the A’s Thursday at Comerica Park. OAK Homepage News
It was the shortest start of Sonny Gray’s Major League career, but it wasn’t a complete surprise to Gray himself. The A’s right-hander lasted just two innings in Wednesday night’s 9-4 loss to the Tigers at Comerica Park, giving up four runs, two hits and four walks while striking out two. OAK Homepage News
One night after the Tigers’ offense broke out of an early-season slumber against the A’s, Rich Hill put it back to sleep. The former University of Michigan standout tossed seven scoreless innings, taking advantage of a three-run fourth and a Marcus Semien two-run homer for a 5-1 Oakland win Tuesday night at Comerica Park. OAK…
On Sunday, Andrew Triggs got called into the office of Triple-A Nashville Sounds manager Steve Scarsone and was told he’d broken a walkie-talkie. Triggs was confused, until Scarsone said his next sentence. OAK Homepage News
Craig Taylor