Elephant Rumblings: Inside Jonathan Lucroy’s Defense, AAA Nashville Wins 15th Straight
A’s Coverage:
- Game #120: A’s Successfully Defend Narrow Lead, Win 3-2...
- Hall: Oakland A’s announce the Athletics Hall Of Fame...
- Ratto: One game behind Astros, A’s are officially the new item on the national menu...
- McWilliams: (Athletic Subscription); Inside Jonathan Lucroy’s defensive numbers...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig, Giants’ Nick Hundley ejected after scuffle...
- ESPN: James Paxton to miss next start after taking liner off left forearm...
- Adams: Trevor Rosenthal Planning October Showcase For MLB Teams...
- Rogers: Ben Zobrist ejected after telling ump players want electronic strike zone...
- ESPN: Brandon McCarthy to retire at end of season...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Schoenfield: Real or Not? Ronald Acuna Jr., instant superstar...
- Sullivan: Understanding Matt Carpenter...
- McIntosh: The Marlins’ educational programs are the first good thing of the Derek Jeter era...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1980 - Oakland’s Rick Langford (13-9) defeats the Mariners, 11 - 3, for his 17th consecutive complete game, the most in the majors since Robin Roberts’ 20 in a row in 1953.
- 1990 - Mark McGwire hits a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to give Oakland a 6 - 2 win over Boston. He becomes the first player to hit 30 home runs in each of his first four seasons.
Best of Twitter:
- Glad he started!
Melvin said Fiers nearly didn’t start, glute/back issue (considered starting Petit), Fiers called it a muscle cramp, said he was fine. Indeed.
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) August 15, 2018
- That’s nearly a century...
With tonight's win, Oakland has now won 65 consecutive games when leading after seven innings, which matches the longest streak in #Athletics history (July 21, 1927-June 23, 1928) (h/t @EliasSports)
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) August 15, 2018
- It’s not just the A’s who are streaking...
RECAP: 15 IN A ROW! Your #Nashville Sounds have matched a franchise record with 15 consecutive wins. Franklin Barreto homered, Dustin Fowler added 3 hits and the bullpen was dominant in the 8-4 win over Round Rock.https://t.co/fQqXdqxTqT
— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) August 15, 2018