Oakland Athletics

Angels 5, Athletics 4

Angels 5, Athletics 4

Trout, Trumbo Propel Angels Past Athletics

Mike Trout went yard and Mark Trumbo hit a home run for the third consecutive day to lead the Angels to a 5-1 win over the Athletics.

Trust the hot start?

Eric Karabell and Tristan Cockcroft discuss whether they believe in players who are off to hot starts, such as the Brewers' Yuniesky Betancourt.

A's place Crisp, Anderson on disabled list

Athletics outfielder Coco Crisp and left-hander Brett Anderson have been put on the 15-day disabled list.

Cespedes, A's send Angels to worst start

Yoenis Cespedes drove in four runs, Seth Smith knocked in three with a bases-loaded double and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-6 on Tuesday.

Seth Smith's Specialty: The 3-run Double

From Elias: Seth Smith stroked a three-run double, turning a 6-3 lead into a 9-3 lead as the Athletics made it five straight wins over the Angels this season by winning, 10-6, on Tuesday night. It was the third time since last year's All-Star Break that Smith has hit a three-run double, the most by any major-leaguer over that stretch. Which do you think you see more of in the majors: three-run doubles or grand-slam homers? Last year, there were 104 grand-slam homers, as opposed to 72 three-run doubles. But through the end of April this season, there had been 13 of each.

Tim Hudson building Hall of Fame case

In Tim Hudson's major league debut, Tony Phillips was his second baseman, Olmedo Saenz played third base and Tim Raines played left field. Hudson doesn't seem like he's that old, but that was back in 1999 in a game at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, which means he has been doing this baseball thing for a bit of time now.

19 innings! Athletics win marathon game

SweetSpot TV: Do lineups really matter?

Keith Law has a column up on why the Reds should bat Joey Votto second. Eric Karabell and I discuss that idea and other things managers should do with their batting orders that could help them score a few more runs.