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A’s go for 14th consecutive win
UNDATED (AP) — Oakland goes for its 14th consecutive victory when the Athletics take on Baltimore Sunday at Camden Yards. Jesús Luzardo is on the mound as the A’s look to complete a three-game sweep.
This is the third-longest winning streak in Oakland history. The A’s won 14 straight in 1988 and set a then-American League record with 20 consecutive victories in 2002. Cleveland broke that mark with 22 straight wins in 2017. Oakland’s string is the longest in the majors since that Indians run.
The Athletics, who lost their first six games this season, have outscored opponents 83-36 during the winning streak.
John Means starts for the Orioles after getting an additional two days of rest following seven shutout innings last Sunday at Texas in his last outing. Oakland has won nine in a row against Baltimore dating to 2019.
On the West Coast, the San Diego Padres wrap up their four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in prime time. Fernando Tatis Jr. is coming off consecutive two-homer games as The NL West rivals have split six meetings this season.
Tatis hit a leadoff homer and another solo shot off Trevor Bauer during San Diego’s 5-4 loss Saturday night to become the first opposing player with multi-homer games on consecutive nights at Dodger Stadium since San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds in 2002. After taking Clayton Kershaw deep twice on Friday, Tatis became the first player to have multiple homers in back-to-back games against former Cy Young Award winners.
Meanwhile, Joe Musgrove is 0-2 since pitching the first no-hitter in Padres history for his hometown team April 9 at Texas. He had a career-high 13 strikeouts over seven innings Monday in a 3-1 loss to Milwaukee.
Dustin May gets the ball for the defending World Series champions, who are missing injured slugger Cody Bellinger and several other regulars.
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Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera gets suspension reduced to 2 games
UNDATED (AP) — Chicago Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera has had his three-game suspension for throwing at Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff reduced to two games.
Tepera began his suspension with Sunday’s series finale against the Brewers. The Cubs begin a four-game series at Atlanta on Monday night.
Tepera also was fined by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill. He appealed the discipline to MLB special adviser John McHale Jr.
The 33-year-old Tepera threw a pitch behind Woodruff in the fifth inning of Chicago’s 3-2 victory at Milwaukee on April 13. Cubs catcher Willson Contreras had been plunked earlier in the game, and Tepera said he wanted to send a message because he felt his team had been hit too often in the past couple of years.
In other baseball news:
— The Braves have sent Sean Kazmar Jr. to their alternate training site, a week after the infielder returned to the majors for the first time since 2008. The 36-year-old Kazmar became an instant feel-good story when Atlanta brought him up to the big leagues. Kazmar hit .205 in 19 games for San Diego when he debuted 13 years ago, and had been in the minors since then. Kazmar got into two games for Atlanta and batted just once — he grounded into a double play against the Cubs at Wrigley Field and was a pinch-runner at Yankee Stadium. Kazmar lost his roster spot when the Braves reinstated lefty Drew Smyly from the injured list to start Saturday night against Arizona. The game got rained out, and the Braves and Diamondbacks are now scheduled for a doubleheader.
— The Miami Marlins’ minor league complex in Jupiter, Florida, was shut down for the weekend after five players tested positive for COVID-19, a club spokesman said. The stricken players were isolated. About 120 players train at the complex. The interruption in workouts is not expected to affect the start of the season for any of the Marlins’ four full-season affiliates — the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Class A Beloit Snappers and Class A Jupiter Hammerheads. Their seasons begin May 4.
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Blackhawks announce 3-year extension with D Riley Stillman
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a three-year contract extension with defenseman Riley Stillman. The contract runs through the 2023-24 season and carries an annual cap hit of $1.35 million.
The 23-year-old Stillman was acquired in a multiplayer trade with Florida on April 8. He has 16 hits and eight blocked shots in six games with Chicago.
