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Oakland Athletics 11-20-2031
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Sunday, October 12th, 2031: Oakland Loses James
The Oakland Athletics got some bad news when the team learned that Michael James was likely to be out for 3-4 weeks after he injured himself throwing a pitch in today's game against the Minnesota Twins. A round of tests by the team doctors revealed the injury to be a strained bicep muscle. Upon learning of their diagnosis, the Oakland manager told the press, "As you all know, we can't control injuries -- they are a part of the game. We just have to do the best we can until Michael is back in action."

In 2031 James has compiled a 14-5 mark with a 3.19 ERA in 32 starts. In pitching 226 innings he has 167 strikeouts and 39 walks while limiting the opposition to a .243 batting average.
Thursday, October 2nd, 2031: Blevins Blisters Kansas City
Chet Blevins was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over the park, collecting 5 hits and leading the Athletics to a 11-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

After the first three hits, all eyes in the ballpark were drawn to him each time he stepped into the batter's box. Even a few of the opposing fans were pulling for him, knowing they were watching a little baseball-hitting history unfold.

In the clubhouse, crowded by reporters, the Oakland second baseman said, "I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion." When asked what the secret of hitting so well is, he smiled and replied, "The key to hitting for a high average is to relax, concentrate and hit the ball where they ain't."

Nobody was at home today as Blevins finished the day with 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a line in the record book.

C. Blevins singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI double in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

In 102 games this season Blevins has batted at a .316 pace with 95 hits and 4 home runs.
Tuesday, September 30th, 2031: Shave Whitewashes Athletics
All went well for Alfred Shave of the Kansas City Royals as he pitched his team to a 2-0 shutout victory over the Oakland Athletics, limiting them to 4 hits while ringing up 10 strikeouts and surrendering 2 walks.

In the postgame interview, both managers had glowing things to say about Shave.

His manager described him this way: "He's got a good selection of pitches he can throw at a guy. He changes speed, gives different looks to different hitters. When he's on his game, he's quite a handful."

The Oakland skipper said, "He doesn't give you anything twice. It's a guessing game with him and today my club was always guessing wrong."

Checking out his stats for the season, Shave has racked up 16 wins and 13 losses in 33 starts, 3.70 ERA and struck out 258 batters in 226 innings.
Team Leaders AVG
R. Olvera
.296
2S. SotanOAK.289
3R. LakerveldOAK.265
4D. BullardOAK.264
5H. NoceraOAK.251
Team Leaders HR
R. Lakerveld
43
2D. BullardOAK30
3C. CaldwellOAK29
4R. OlveraOAK22
5S. SotanOAK20
Team Leaders RBI
R. Lakerveld
122
2C. CaldwellOAK109
3S. SotanOAK95
4D. BullardOAK81
5R. OlveraOAK69
Team Leaders W
A. Mendez
17
2M. JamesOAK14
2T. SmithOAK14
4G. SalazarOAK11
5C. LynnOAK8
Team Leaders ERA
A. Mendez
3.05
2M. JamesOAK3.19
3G. SalazarOAK4.47
4C. LovettOAK4.79
5T. SmithOAK4.95
Team Leaders K
A. Mendez
243
2M. JamesOAK167
3T. SmithOAK148
4C. LovettOAK140
4G. SalazarOAK140
Injuries
PlayerInjuryOut for...Disabled List Status
P Gonzalo Salazartorn back muscle3 weeksNot on DL
Pitching Staff
RoleThrowsPitcherWLSVERA 
StarterRAxel Mendez17503.05 
StarterRClyde Lynn8303.71 
StarterRChad Lovett71104.79 
StarterRTom Smith141004.95 
StarterRGonzalo Salazar11914.47 
Middle RelieverRLuo-han Hou4323.00 
Middle RelieverRJohn Thompson3414.74 
Middle RelieverLBricio Fernandez0000.00 
Middle RelieverRRubén Mercado1104.62 
Setup RelieverRJosé Pérez1152.81 
Setup RelieverRLuo-han Hou4323.00 
CloserRJeff Nixon710173.86 
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Standings
Western DivisionWLPCTGB
Seattle Mariners10359.636-
Oakland Athletics9172.55812.5
Anaheim Angels8775.53716.0
Las Vegas Kings7092.43233.0

Team Information
Record overall91-72, .558 PCT
Position in Division2nd, 12.5 GB
Record at home56-25, .691 PCT
Record on the road35-47, .427 PCT
Record in X-inning games7-10, .412 PCT
Record in one-run games29-31, .483 PCT
Record versus LHP14-15, .483 PCT
Record versus RHP77-57, .575 PCT
Record last 10 games7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April9-13, .409 PCT
Record in May14-15, .483 PCT
Record in June19-8, .704 PCT
Record in July15-11, .577 PCT
Record in August17-12, .586 PCT
Record in September15-12, .556 PCT
Record in October2-1, .667 PCT

Team Batting Stats & Rankings
Batting Average.262 - 6th in AL
On-Base Percentage.323 - 9th in AL
Slugging Percentage.456 - 2nd in AL
On-Base + Slugging.779 - 3rd in AL
Runs Scored852 - 5th in AL
Hits1488 - 5th in AL
Extra-Base Hits667 - 1st in AL
Home Runs197 - 4th in AL
Bases-On-Balls438 - 11th in AL
Strikeouts970 - 4th in AL
Stolen Bases121 - 7th in AL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings
Earned Run Average 3.99 - 2nd in AL
Starters' ERA4.05 - 2nd in AL
Bullpen ERA3.82 - 3rd in AL
Runs allowed701 - 2nd in AL
Hits allowed1344 - 2nd in AL
Opponents AVG.243 - 2nd in AL
BABIP.286 - 4th in AL
Home Runs allowed155 - 3rd in AL
Bases-On-Balls552 - 6th in AL
Strikeouts1218 - 2nd in AL

Minor League System
Sacramento River Cats (AAA)
Midland RockHounds (AA)
Stockton Ports (A)

Lineups Overview
#BLineup vs RHPPOS #BLineup vs LHPPOS #BLineup vs RHP+DHPOS #BLineup vs LHP+DHPOS 
1SJesús MoránSS 1LRonnie LakerveldCF 1SJesús MoránSS 1LRicardo OlveraDH 
2REric Adams2B 2RHarold Nocera3B 2REric Adams2B 2LSuzusaburou SotanRF 
3LSuzusaburou SotanLF 3LSuzusaburou SotanRF 3LSuzusaburou SotanDH 3RDanny Bullard2B 
4LRicardo OlveraRF  4LRicardo OlveraRF 4LRonnie LakerveldCF 
5LRonnie LakerveldCF  5LRonnie LakerveldCF 5REnrique GarzaLF 
6RCarl Caldwell1B  6RCarl Caldwell1B 6SJesús Morán3B 
7RHarold Nocera3B 7RPhil BerryC 7LAlejandro MoralesLF 7RHarold NoceraSS 
8RPhil BerryC 8SJesús MoránSS 8RHarold Nocera3B  
  9RPhil BerryC 9RSawao FujitaC 

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