Elephant Rumblings: A’s close winless road trip with ninth straight loss

MLB news roundup

Happy Monday, Athletics Nation!

Down here in Los Angeles we get our share of June Gloom, or too much haze and smog blocking our sunshine. But even your most sullen teenage mall goth sulking in the food court with a soggy slice of Sbarro’s is cheerier than the month our Oakland Athletics are having.

The A’s lost a double header to the Twins yesterday to give Minnesota a four game sweep, which followed a three game sweep at the hands of the Padres earlier in the week. All that adds up to a winless 0-7 road trip that extends the A’s current losing streak to nine.

The A’s are now 2-11 in June and have won only three of their last 23 road games. Hopefully we’ll be treated to something a little better as this final season of A’s baseball in Oakland continues into the heart of summer.

Meanwhile, the Braves keep scooping up former Athletics. On Saturday, they called up Ramon Laureano, newly signed to a minor league deal a couple weeks back after his release from the Guardians. Yesterday, Atlanta also selected the contract of Grant Holmes, a 2014 first round pick of the Dodgers who went the A’s way in the Josh Reddick trade.

But who needs Grant Holmes when you have near-name doppelgänger Grant Holman and his 0.00 ERA stashed in Triple-A? Call this guy up for a cup o’ Joe already!

Have a wonderful week, AN.

A’s Coverage:

• A’s drop first half of Twins doubleheader
• My Dad and the A’s
• The Wilson Way: A’s top prospect armed with All-Star dad’s unique approach
• Injuries & Moves: Basso added to roster as 27th man
• No. 28 prospect Holman has yet to allow a run in ‘24

MLB News & Interest:

• Mookie Betts Suffers Fractured Bone In Left Hand After HBP
• Dodgers Place Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Michael Grove On 15-Day Injured List
• Phillies To Activate Trea Turner On Monday
• Braves Place Michael Harris On IL With Grade 2 Hamstring Strain, Select Ramon Laureano
• Braves Select Grant Holmes
• Rangers Notes: Smith, Scherzer, Sborz
• AL East Notes: Casas, Cole, Bichette
• Mike Brumley Passes Away
• AL Central Notes: Crochet, Clevinger, Wacha, Lange
• Today in Baseball History

Best of X:

That’s good company.

BOLTE SMASH.

Snoop calling games at Howard Terminal would be a nice alternate future.