Smolinski gets callup as Reddick hits DL
Craig TaylorOakland placed Reddick on the 15-day disabled list Friday and called up 27-year-old outfielder Jake Smolinski from Triple-A Nashville. OAK Homepage News
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Semien hits 3rd homer in 2 days, but A’s fall
Right-hander Matt Shoemaker strung together six scoreless innings on Wednesday afternoon, limiting the A’s to one hit while getting an assist from Kole Calhoun and Albert Pujols, who each drove in a pair of runs to help the Angels secure their fourth straight win, 5-1, for a three-game series sweep at the Coliseum. OAK Homepage…
Manaea allows 4 ER; Crisp hits first HR
Mike Trout homered, and Jered Weaver completed five innings in his first Cactus League start in more than two weeks, helping the Angels secure a 11-3 victory over the host A’s at Hohokam Stadium on Friday afternoon. OAK Homepage News
Lowrie, Vogt spark A’s; Valencia hits 5th homer
Andrelton Simmons hit his first spring homer, Hector Santiago cruised for six-plus innings and Geovany Soto took over down the stretch, hitting a game-tying home run in the eighth and drawing a bases-loaded walk in the ninth to give the Angels a 6-5 walk-off win over the A’s at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Tuesday. OAK…
A’s outfielders tops in turning likely hits into outs
The A’s defense wasn’t looked at as a strong spot in 2015, but they did lead baseball in at least one important item: Stealing hits on hard-hit liners, per Statcast. No team in baseball converted more of those usually sure hits into outs. OAK Homepage News