The A’s are 40-36, meaning Frankie Montas could return for the final week of the regular season, but he is ineligible for the postseason.
Aviators
The Aviators rallied from a nine-run deficit on Thursday night in their return to Las Vegas Ballpark, beating the Sacramento River Cats 11-10 in Pacific Coast League play before 10,089 fans.
Instead of killing his intended target, the hit man wounded David Ortiz, the baseball superstar almost universally adored in his native Dominican Republic.
Nationals managing principal owner Mark Lerner says the club will replace the current protection with more transparent netting and extend it to just short of the foul poles.
There is no timetable for the possible plan. An idea under consideration is for the Rays to play early in the season in Tampa Bay and later in Montreal.
Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz was indicted on cocaine and heroin possession charges and also a charge of conspiracy to distribute drugs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark announced.
Aviators catcher Cameron Rupp remains optimistic that his career will include a return trip to the major leagues, but the road has been a rocky one.
Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez says the target was another man, dressed similarly to David Ortiz, who was seated with the ex-baseball star.
Max Scherzer was injured Tuesday when he took a ball off his face while attempting a bunt. The team says a CT scan was negative.
The Chicago White Sox plan to extend the protective netting to the foul poles at Guaranteed Rate Field, becoming the first major league team to take that step since a couple of high-profile injuries this spring increased the focus on fan safety at ballparks.
Over a stretch of 16 innings, Tyler Alexander has given up one earned run on 12 hits with 20 strikeouts and seven walks.
Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz has been upgraded from “guarded” to “good” condition by his doctors as he recovers from gunshot wounds.
The Aviators on Monday continued their assault on Memphis Redbirds pitching, pounding out 13 hits in a 15-6 Pacific Coast League victory.
Sheldon Neuse and Skye Bolt each delivered RBI singles in the ninth-inning outburst for Las Vegas.
Sheldon Neuse homered among his three hits, and Parker Dunshee allowed two hits over six innings as the Aviators beat the Memphis Redbirds 8-4 on Saturday.