OAKLAND — One night after the A’s popped a six-liter bottle of champagne to celebrate Edwin Jackson’s 100th win, manager Bob Melvin gave the clubhouse more reason to celebrate.
With a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at the Oakland Coliseum Tuesday, the A’s earned Melvin’s 600th win as a manager. In doing so, Melvin became just the fourth A’s skipper to reach the 600-win mark, joining Connie Mack (3582), Tony La Russa (798) and Art Howe (600).
The win also moved the A’s to within a game of the Seattle Mariners for the second wild-card spot in the American League.