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Oakland Athletics-Minnesota Twins Series Preview

5.2.17-Sonny Gray RHP (2-0) 0.00 ERA Vs. Ervin Santana RHP (4-0) 0.77 ERA

5.3.17-Kendall Graveman RHP (2-1) 2.25 ERA Vs. Hector Santiago LHP (2-1) 2.43 ERA

5.4.17-Jharel Cotton RHP (2-3) 5.00 ERA Vs. Kyle Gibson RHP (0-3) 8.06 ERA

(Gray’s numbers are from a rehab assignment)

The Athletics At A Glance- The Oakland Athletics are slumping as of late. They have lost six out of their last seven after having won five straight in mid-April. The offense scored just eight runs in the three-game set in Houston this weekend. Over the seven game slump, the offense has scored sixteen runs total. The pitching staff has also been beat up. They gave up seventeen runs to the Astros this weekend. Sonny Gray is coming back though and will make his first start of the season on Tuesday. Ryan LaMarre was optioned to make room for Gray. Jed Lowrie has the highest batting average of the regulars. He is hitting .292 with two homers and five RBI’s. Khris Davis leads the American League with ten homers. Trevor Plouffe is doing okay with a .207 average, four home runs and nine RBI’s. Oakland has a slew of injuries with Marcus Semien, Rajai Davis, Sean Manaea, John Axford, and Jake Smolinski all on the disabled list. Andrew Triggs has been the ace of the staff with a (4-1) record and a 1.84 ERA. Santiago Casilla leads the team with four saves out of the bullpen.

The Twins At A Glance- The Minnesota Twins are riding high after a nice road trip this past week. They went (4-1) against the Rangers and Royals. Miguel Sano won the American League Player of the Month. Sano hit .524 with three homers and eleven RBI’s last week. He leads the American League with 25 RBI’s and is playing like an MVP candidate. Kennys Vargas has looked good since his call-up with a .333 average and a home run. He is getting platoon time in the DH spot with Robbie Grossman. Vargas hits against righties and Grossman hits the lefties. Eddie Rosario is on a eleven-game hitting streak where his average has risen to .268. Byron Buxton has been on base in his last seven games. Brandon Kintzler allowed his first run on Sunday when Whit Merrifield homered off him. His ERA is still at 0.79.

What To Watch For- The A’s went (4-2) against the Twins in 2016. They swept the Twins in Oakland then lost two out of three in Minneapolis. Trevor Plouffe returns to Target Field for the first time since he was a member of the Twins. I’m anxious to see what kind of reception he gets from the crowd. He was a very solid player for the Twins for seven years. Tuesday might be the best pitching match-up so far this season. Sonny Gray against Ervin Santana. Santana beat Gray on July 6, 2016 in the two team’s last meeting at Target Field. Santana is (15-7) with a 2.00 ERA in 31 games against the A’s in his career.

-Chris Kreibich-

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Major League Baseball notebook: MLB suspends Osuna 75 games

Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna accepted a 75-game suspension from Major League Baseball on Friday in connection with an assault charge.

Aug 27, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Roberto Osuna (54) throws a pitch during the ninth inning in a game against the Minnesota Twins at Rogers Centre. The Toronto Blue Jays won 8-7. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters Picture Supplied by Action Images

The 23-year-old right-hander was arrested May 8 and charged with one count of assault in Toronto. The woman who was the alleged victim was not identified, and further details of the case weren’t announced. Osuna is due in court on July 9 and will plead not guilty to the charge, according to his lawyer.

Osuna would have had the right to appeal his suspension under baseball’s collective bargaining agreement, but he waived that possibility, according to a press release from MLB. The suspension was backdated to May 8 and will run through Aug. 4. Based on his $5.3 million salary for this year, the 75-game suspension will cost Osuna approximately $2.45 million.

The league initially placed Osuna on administrative leave, during which he was paid but could not play, on May 8. The administrative leave subsequently was extended at least four times as MLB investigated the alleged incident.

—Los Angeles ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will be activated from the disabled list and start Saturday night’s game against the New York Mets, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced. Kershaw will oppose Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom, who leads the majors with a 1.51 ERA entering Friday.

Kershaw, who is returning from a back injury, was initially scheduled to make a rehab start on Saturday for Triple-A Oklahoma City. However, Kershaw lobbied to skip the minor league assignment and expected rain for the contest in Omaha, Neb., helping lead to the decision to have the three-time Cy Young Award winner start against the Mets.

Kershaw had made just one big league start since May 1. He went on the DL with biceps tendinitis and returned on May 31, then left after five innings against the Philadelphia Phillies due to a strained lower back. That led to the 30-year-old’s fourth career DL stint caused by a back injury, including one in each of the past three seasons.

—The Dodgers activated veteran infielder Chase Utley prior to the team’s game against the Mets, with infielder Kyle Farmer optioned to Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.

Utley had been on the disabled list since May 30 due to a sprained left thumb. He was batting .216 with one homer and 14 RBIs in 45 games this season before getting hurt.

Farmer, 27, had a .238 batting average with no homers and eight RBIs in 32 games for the Dodgers.

—The Oakland Athletics reinstated outfielder Matt Joyce from the 10-day disabled list prior to the team’s doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.

Joyce had been out since June 3 due to a lumbar strain in his lower back. Joyce, 33, was batting just .196 with seven homers and 13 RBIs in 55 games prior to the injury.

Oakland demoted outfielder Jake Smolinski to Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move. Smolinski, 29, hit .128 with no homers and two RBIs in 19 games with the A’s this season.

—The White Sox activated outfielders Avisail Garcia and Leury Garcia from the disabled list ahead of their home doubleheader against the Athletics.

Avisail Garcia went on the DL on April 24 with a strained right hamstring; Leury Garcia had been on the DL since May 24 with a sprained knee. In rehab assignments for Triple-A Charlotte, Avisail Garcia hit .360 with three doubles and three home runs in seven games while Leury Garcia hit .429 with three doubles in four games.

Infielder Jose Rondon was optioned to Charlotte in a corresponding move. Outfielder Trayce Thompson, batting just .116 with three home runs and nine RBIs in 51 games, was designated for assignment.

—Field Level Media

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