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Elephant Rumblings: A’s “sweep slump” continues

Related Topics: Lawrence Butler, J. J. Bleday

Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!

Riddle me this: What do you get when your home run hitting club visits a home run friendly ballpark?

The A’s homered four times yesterday and have hit seven homers in the first two games of the series against the Reds. Oakland has scored an MLB-high 50.4% of their runs via the home run.

— Jessica Kleinschmidt (@KleinschmidtJD) August 29, 2024

If you guessed “a sweep,” I’m sorry to say you are wrong. But that was my guess, too. And it seemed like a safe bet.

The A's better not lose a game where JJ Bleday is Ken Griffey Jr.