The A’s and Kendall Graveman take on the Twins and Ervin Santana. In 186 innings over 29 career games (27 starts) against the A’s, Santana has a 2.03 ERA. Compare with his 4.16 ERA overall, or Felix Hernandez’ career 2.67 ERA against Oakland. Billy Butler gets a rare start against a RHP, with Billy Burns ...
Jesse Hahn takes on clean-shaven stubbly lefty. Crisp, Burns, Lowrie, Valencia, Davis, Butler, Phegley, Semien, Smolinski. With Reddick out, our offense is significantly better against LHP than RHP. At least that’s what I’m telling myself.
I know you mostly don’t care. But the $0.20 Golden Pick-6 carryover pool will exceed $1 million tomorrow, unless someone won it today (full disclosure: I did not). For a 20-cent bet you pick the winners of the last six races on the card at Golden Gate Fields. Even a favorite-heavy slate usually pays $50 ...
The A’s get a series against the Mariners without having to face Felix Hernandez. Also no Ketel Marte, who killed us defensively last time around. Of course the A’s are missing some players of their own as well. We start the series off with Taijuan Walker vs. Rich Hill and Crisp, Burns, Vogt, Valencia, Davis, ...
Our four-to-six weeks of Reddicklessness begin tonight. Jake Smolinski gets the first shot in right field. Danny Valencia anchors the three hole as expected. Does anyone else wish Matt McBride called himself “Bake� Billy Butler still draws breath. Coco Crisp (S) CF Marcus Semien (R) SS Danny Valencia (R) 3B Khris Davis (R) LF Billy ...
#Athletics at #Rays: pic.twitter.com/zR1zudto9S — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) May 15, 2016 this is the one that turns it around in st. pete I have $5. No I don\'t.