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The Athletics demoted right-hander Mitch Spence to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday, one day after he served up five homers in a 9-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
Catfish Hunter debuted for the Kansas City Athletics in 1965 at 19, the year after going pro. It took time — and a move to Oakland — for him to get his feet fully under him, but once he did, Hunter was brilliant.
Tyler Soderstrom leads the Athletics to a thrilling 5-4 win with a walk-off hit vs. Braves, capping off a breakout performance vs. Atlanta.
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NBC Sports Bay Area on MSNTyler Soderstrom caps huge night with ‘special' walk-off hit in Athletics' winRBI performance gave the Athletics a walk-off win and series victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.
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Preview the July 11 matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Athletics with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Spencer Strider (3-7, 3.93 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Athletics: JP Sears (7-7, 4.76 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 73 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics and Atlanta Braves meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Athletics rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson might not be available for the All-Star Game after suffering a hand injury.
It has been made clear to me that UVA Athletics does not want to say anything regarding the finding of misconduct against swim coach Gary Taylor.
A bill to regulate college sports introduced in the House on Thursday would offer limited antitrust protection for the NCAA, while barring schools from using student fees to pay for college athletic programs.