The A's lost the game, but they did make some baseball history on Thursday night against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Oakland Athletics lost to the Cincinnati Reds 10-9 on Thursday night at Great American Ball Park. The Loss drops the A's to 58-76 on the season while the win moved the Reds to 64-70.The A's are the first team in MLB history to have one player hit 3+ home runs and another player collect 5+ hits and yet lose the game.
The A's are the first team in MLB history to have one player hit 3+ home runs and another player collect 5+ hits and yet lose the game.Butler went 3-for-4 with the three home runs and four RBI. He scored three runs and also drew a walk. At the age of 24, he's now hitting .355 with 19 homers, 51 RBI and 12 stolen bases. He's posted an .816 OPS. He's a former sixth-round pick of the A's back in the 2018 draft.
As for Bleday, he went 5-for-5 with two doubles and a home run. Hitting in the middle of the Oakland order, he's hitting .249 with 19 homers and 50 RBI. He's got a .790 OPS. Bleday is a former No. 4 overall draft pick of the Miami Marlins in the 2019 draft. He played his college ball at Vanderbilt.will be back in action on Friday night when they take on the Texas Rangers in Arlington. First pitch is set for 8:05 p.m. ET as J.P. Sears pitches against Jon Gray .
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