ERIC SOGARD RUMORS & GOSSIP
A’s Offense Stymied, Fall to Indians in 1-0
Despite a stellar performance by starting pitcher Tommy Milone, the A’s fell for the second consecutive night to the Indians. Milone matched zeroes with Indians’ starter Zach McAllister until the fifth inning where an unearned run was all the home team would need to pull out a victory over the A’s.
The lone run of the game crossed the plate in the bottom half of the fifth inning...
A’s Win in Walk Off Fashion
Yoenis Cespedes returned to the A’s lineup in a huge way Sunday afternoon, smashing a game tying home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
Eric Sogard scored the winning run in the tenth inning on a throwing error to third base on a Coco Crisp bunt as the A’s snapped their four game losing streak in a 9-8 victory....
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings turns unassisted double play (Video)
Back on Saturday, one of the more rare Major League Baseball feats happened as Tampa Bay outfielder Desmond Jennings turned an unassisted double play.
It happened in the Rays game against the Oakland Athletics as A's outfielder Coco Crisp hit a fly ball with one out in the third inning with Eric Sogard on first base.
As Jennings tracked down the fly ball in center field...
Desmond Jennings turns an unassisted double play
Desmond Jennings of the Tampa Bay Rays turned an unassisted double play on Saturday, You're probably wondering why that merits a post, since unassisted double plays happen every day and they're really not noteworthy at all. Well, Jennings isn't an infielder: he's a center fielder.
In the top of the third inning of the A's-Rays game on Saturday, Coco Crisp...
Rays CF Desmond Jennings turns rare unassisted double play at first base (Video)
A bit of history happened during Saturday’s contest between the A’s and Rays. It occurred after Eric Sogard, inexplicably thinking the ball would drop (yes, he had his glasses on), ran without hesitation from first to third on a nonthreatening fly to center field with one out. Bad news for the A’s; good news for the Rays and center fielder Desmond Jennings, whom the baserunning...
Cactus roundup: A's top Royals
ATHLETICS 6, ROYALS 3
PHOENIX -- Eric Sogard had a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning and the Oakland Athletics bullpen slowed the hot-hitting Kansas City Royals in a 6-3 victory on Tuesday.
Alex Gordon had two more hits, including a home run off Tommy Milone to lead off the game.
The Royals, who scored 30 runs in their previous two games, increased their lead to 3-0 in the...
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March 12, 2013
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A's bullpen cools hot-hitting Royals
PHOENIX (AP) -- Eric Sogard had a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning and the Oakland Athletics bullpen slowed the hot-hitting Kansas City Royals in a 6-3 victory on Tuesday.
Alex Gordon had two more hits, including a home run off Tommy Milone to lead off the game.
The Royals, who scored 30 runs in their previous two games, increased their lead to 3-0 in the fourth on run-scoring...
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March 12, 2013
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A's slow Royals in 6-3 win
Eric Sogard had a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning and the Oakland Athletics bullpen slowed the hot-hitting Kansas City Royals in a 6-3 victory on Tuesday.
Alex Gordon had two more hits, including a home run off Tommy Milone to lead off the game.
The Royals, who scored 30 runs in their previous two games, increased their lead to 3-0 in the fourth on run-scoring hits by Max...
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March 12, 2013
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Athletics 6, Royals 3
Eric Sogard had a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning and the Oakland Athletics bullpen slowed the hot-hitting Kansas City Royals in a 6-3 victory on Tuesday.
Alex Gordon had two more hits, including a home run off Tommy Milone to lead off the game.
The Royals, who scored 30 runs in their previous two games, increased their lead to 3-0 in the fourth on run-scoring hits by Max...
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March 12, 2013
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A's call up Ross and Sogard, send down Scribner and Rosales
The Oakland A's recalled right-handed pitcher Tyson Ross and infielder Eric Sogard from Class AAA Sacramento and sent down right-handed pitcher Evan Scribner and infielder Adam Rosales to Sacramento, the team announced Saturday. The A's also sent first baseman Kila Ka'aihue to Sacramento and clearing waivers. Ross is 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA in four Class AAA starts and...
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