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The Oakland Athletics will have the opportunity to introduce one of their prize winners, the Shea Langeliers, to home fans when they kick off their three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
As part of a roster change that split teams from the end of last season with Matt Chapman, Mark Kanha, Sterling Marte, Josh Harrison, Frankie Montas, Sean Manair and Chris Bassitt, A sent Matt Olsson to the Atlanta Braves in March of A and landed four prospects, including the Langeliers, who were considered one of Atlanta's top prospects. 21} The 24-year-old was primarily a minor league catcher, but made his major league debut in Texas this week as the A's took two of the three from the Rangers.
Langelier hit a double in the first game and a home run in the second as the designated hitter. As the starting catcher on Thursday, he doubled for him in Oakland's 10–3 loss. 283 with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs in 92 games for the Langeliers in Triple-A Las Vegas this pre-promotion season.
A's General David His Force is Texas Regular His catcher Sean who started in his first two games of the Series and hit three home runs He Murphy insisted he was never disappointed with the Langeliers call-up. Murphy went 0-for-3 as DH on Thursday.
"I think developing Shay isn't about limiting Sean's workload, it's about meeting Shay and giving him some opportunities in the major leagues," Forst said. ``Sean is the starting catcher. has never played against the Langeliers. of A. He faced for his fourth time this season, noting his two wins including his 8-2 in his only trip of the year at Auckland on 21 June.
In his 18 games, Gonzalez went 9-4 with a 3.88 ERA, 17 of which were against Career A.
With the Mariners off Thursday, he's won 36 of his last 51 games, and the Americans are in the middle of his league's wild card race.
Trouble began when they last visited Auckland. They were 29-39 on him, but on June 21-23 against the A's he swept 3 and Gonzalez pitched 7 innings in the win to get the win.
Seattle began his nine-game journey with two losses in his three games in Texas, all in Los Angeles against his Angels. Arrived here after three straight wins.
After the Mariners' 11-7 win over the Angels on Wednesday, catcher Cal said Lowry was "a crazy game." "Credit to the guys here. They've kept their heads up. It's a tough game, especially when things don't go your way. I'm really proud of these guys." 46}
The A's and Mariners have met 10 times this season, but lefty Cole Irvin (6-10, 3.13), who starts Friday for the A's, has not started in any of those games. Hmm. In fact, he's never beaten the Mariners in his career, losing all five starts while posting an 8.69 ERA.
The current Mariners of seven has a .333-plus batting average against Irvin, including a double, a home run and three RBIs that put him in a 5-for-10 tie against France.
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