The boys in green and gold (or in today’s case, red, white and blue) go for the interleague season sweep against the San Diego Padres in this afternoon’s 4th of July contest.
On the hill for the A’s is Sean “No Hitter” Manaea (8-6, 3.38 ERA), looking to grab the sweep for the ballclub and his team leading 9th win on the season.
Manaea will pitch on this Independence Day with some serious patriotic pride as he hails from a military family. Sean’s Dad, Faaloloi, served for the stars and stripes in Vietnam and ultimately was stationed in Indiana where Sean grew up.