Athletics, Shea Langeliers and Twins
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Shea Langeliers has been the second-best hitter in baseball for more than a month, while also providing much-improved defense behind the dish.
Shea Langeliers hits a 402-foot home run to left field, scoring Nick Kurtz and giving the Athletics a 2-1 lead in the top of the 3rd inning
Langeliers went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Twins.
The A’s won their second straight game in Minnesota on Wednesday evening, beating the Twins by a 4-2 final in extra innings thanks to some late heroics to secure the series. Next step: a sweep tomorrow morning!
Shea Langeliers makes a perfect throw to second to cut down Royce Lewis on an attempted steal in the bottom of the 6th inning
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said his players continue to compete despite the poor results. That includes the series opener against the Athletics, who pounced on ace right-hander Joe Ryan for five runs (two earned) in four innings.
The Athletics’ Shea Langeliers has become the fourth catcher to have two three-homer games after belting three against the Washington Nationals.
Shea Langeliers appears to be powered by laughter as evidenced by his 3-HR night on Tuesday for the Athletics.
In a 4-2 loss to the Athletics on Wednesday night, the lasting image might be Twins reliever Génesis Cabrera punching his glove after giving up a go-ahead, two-run homer to Shea Langeliers to begin the 10th inning.
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