The Oakland A’s play their home games at the Coliseum on Rickey Henderson Field, and their performance Sunday surely made the diamond’s namesake proud.
The A’s defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 to avoid a weekend sweep, and along the way they showed off the new aggressive style we’ve seen from them all year. Even without stealing a bag, their hustle on the bases earned them multiple extra runs, and they added several highlight-reel running catches in the outfield.
As you might expect, it all started and ended with Ramon Laureano. He singled in his first at-bat and then moved to third base on a subsequent single, but the Orioles fielders got a bit too casual and bobbled the ball on the way back to the infield.