JJ Bleday hit two home runs and the Oakland Athletics ran their winning streak to a season-best-tying three games with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Lucas Erceg and Mason Miller followed by each striking out the side, with Miller earning his eighth save. Tyler Nevin and Abraham Toro each had two hits and drove in a run for the A's, who won for the fifth time in six games.
There were no hard feelings, but Mitch Spence's initial desire was to remain a Yankee. Spence, a righty starter who steadily rose through the system and had a solid 2023 season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, watched as the organization added pitcher Clayton Beeter and catchers Agustin Ramirez and Carlos Narvaez to the 40-man roster in November. The trio of prospects, then, could not be selected by other teams in the Rule 5 draft. Spence was left unprotected. “I had hoped I would get protected,” Spence said Monday from the visiting clubhouse before his A's beat the Yankees, 2-0. “But obviously, they [have] got to make decisions, and that's just what happened.” Oakland Athletics relief pitcher
No | Player | P |
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29 | P | |
54 | P | |
45 | P | |
58 | P | |
35 | P | |
70 | P | |
68 | P | |
65 | P | |
17 | P | |
47 | P | |
48 | P | |
46 | P | |
19 | P | |
39 | P | |
16 | P | |
38 | P | |
40 | P | |
36 | P | |
62 | P | |
30 | P | |
57 | P |
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23 | C | |
52 | C | |
21 | C |
No | Player | P |
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5 | 3B | |
6 | SS | |
20 | 2B | |
77 | 3B | |
2 | SS | |
12 | 2B | |
31 | 3B |
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22 | LF | |
33 | CF | |
15 | LF | |
4 | RF | |
26 | RF | |
25 | RF | |
1 | LF |