As losses mount, Reddick keeping mood light for A's

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OAKLAND -- There obviously have been rosier days in the A’s clubhouse, but right fielder Josh Reddick is doing his best to lighten the mood.

On Friday, he showed up to the Coliseum with a chinchilla that he purchased at Petsmart. The furry little critter, which Reddick named Chuckie, sat in a cage by his locker before the game.

Reddick was thinking of buying a tortoise but settled on a chinchilla.

“I’ve never had a pet rodent of any kind,” he said.

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Now Reddick is trying to charge fellow outfielder Billy Burns with the task of caring for…