their surge to the postseason at the expense of the Baltimore Orioles. The Athletics beat the Orioles 10-0 on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to six games and will try to complete the sweep at Camden Yards.Oakland is 34-15 since the All-Star break Trevor Hoffman Jersey , the best mark in the majors during that span. The Athletics hold the second American League wild-card spot behind the New York Yankees, but are pushing to take the lead.The Athletics have won all five games against Baltimore this season. Stephen Piscotty has been one of Oakland’s most dangerous hitters. He has a 13-game hitting streak and is batting .270. Article continues below ...“Player of the Month type of numbers, and you dig even deeper and you see the clutchness of the hits,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “I mean, for a few months now, it seems like every time we need someone up in a big situation, he comes up and he either hits a home run or gets a big hit to extend the lead. His best at-bats usually come in big situations.”Oakland has remained in playoff contention despite dealing with season-ending injuries to several pitchers. Daniel Gossett, Kendall Graveman Evan Longoria Jersey , Jharel Cotton and A.J. Puk each have undergone Tommy John surgery. Left-hander Sean Manaea will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery to repair a left shoulder impingement next week, the team announced Tuesday. The A’s did get some good news on the injury front with left-hander Brett Anderson (3-4, 4.02 ERA) scheduled to come off the disabled list from a strained left forearm to start the finale Thursday. Oakland has depth with 22 pitchers on the current 38-man roster.Anderson had a 2.15 ERA and did not allow a run in three of his five appearances in the month of August. He is 0-1 with a 6.55 ERA in two career starts against Baltimore. “Their guys have really been pitching well,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said about the A’s. “They have like five guys down there in the ‘pen. They are very quietly one of the best bullpens in the league and maybe baseball. You know you’re playing a five- or six-inning game with them. And they’ve been doing it for a while.”Baltimore has lost six straight and has the majors’ worst record (41-104).The Orioles will counter with Dylan Bundy, who has struggled over the second half of the season. Bundy (7-14, 5.58 ERA) has also gone 1-7 with an 8.83 ERA during his past 11 outings. During that stretch, he allowed 77 hits, 56 runs (53 earned) and 19 homers. Baltimore went 1-10 and Bundy has allowed five or more runs in seven of those 11 starts. “Mechanically I can’t really find anything Andrew McCutchen Jersey ,” Bundy said afer his last start against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he allowed six runs, four hits — including two homers — and five walks during four innings. “I think I’ve got to get better executing pitches and throw the ball with a little bit more conviction. … I’m just trying to get better, not just for me but for the team also. That’s all I can do really is try to get better for the team.”Bundy has allowed a franchise-record 37 home runs this season. He is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in three appearances (two starts) against Oakland. In a shocking move, the Cubs sent the former top prospect back to Iowa for the start of the season, at least."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Chicago Cubs recapsChicago Cubs minor leaguesChicago Cubs essaysChicago Cubs game threadsWrigley Field renovationsFull archiveLibrary Bleed Cubbie Blue Community GuidelinesCurrent time in ChicagoBCB Specials & Site InfoWinter 2019 music threadsCubs StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Cubs newsYahoo Cubs team pageYahoo Cubs reportYahoo Cubs depth chartYahoo Cubs transactionsYahoo Cubs photosOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旵hicago Cubs newsCubs option Ian Happ to Triple-ANew,104commentsIn a shocking move, the Cubs sent the former top prospect back to Iowa for the start of the season http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , at least. CDTShareTweetShareShareCubs option Ian Happ to Triple-AMatt Kartozian-USA TODAY SportsThis is a surprise.The Cubs today announced that Ian Happ will start the season at Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs said that they wanted Happ to get more playing time to work on making more consistent contact at the plate. The move means that Albert Almora Jr. is likely to play every day in center field, at least to start the season.It also opens a spot for outfielder Mark Zagunis or infielder Cristhian Adames to make the Opening Day roster. Zagunis is on the 40-man roster and Adames isn’t. However, Zagunis still has options and Adames doesn’t. Happ had a relatively successful sophomore season in 2018, hitting .233/.353/.408 with 15 home runs in 142 games. However, he did struggle to hit .202/.291/.317 with just three home runs in 117 plate appearances against left-handers. He also struck out a lot.Additionally, Happ has struggled to hit this spring, going just .135/.196/.192 in 56 plate appearances. Happ is reportedly very unhappy about the move.Ths Cubs also announced that pitcher Alec Mills has been sent down to Iowa and reliever Junichi Tazawa has been released.