Montas labors; Davis, Olson homer in loss
Overmatched and outplayed, the A’s could not avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Astros on Thursday afternoon. OAK Homepage News
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Overmatched and outplayed, the A’s could not avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Astros on Thursday afternoon. OAK Homepage News
Frankie Montas logged eight shutout innings and Matt Olson belted his 10th and 11th homers, the second a three-run jack that highlighted a seven-run third frame in the series opener. Dustin Fowler also went deep twice, his second fueling a seven-run ninth against the Royals’ bullpen. Kansas City starter Ian Kennedy took the loss and…
Fireballer Frankie Montas made good on a fortuitous opportunity, providing six innings of one-run ball to help the A’s edge the D-backs, 2-1, and pull out the series win Sunday at the Coliseum. Battery mate Jonathan Lucroy notched his first homer as an Athletic to help the cause. Zack Greinke went six innings for the…
The Arizona Fall League always is loaded with talent, and it was stronger than usual in 2016. In the initial installment of MLBPipeline.com’s “The Next Big Leaguers,” which premieres Tuesday, we focused on five prospects: Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger, Twins shortstop Nick Gordon, Cubs outfielder Eloy Jimenez, Red Sox infielder Yoan Moncada and Yankees…
Jim Callis identifies the top 25 prospects from the 2016 Arizona Fall League. OAK Homepage News