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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija throws against the Seattle Mariners during a baseball game, Friday, July 11, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez throws against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 11, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Oakland Athletics' Jeff Samardzija works against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 6, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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In this Sunday, June 8, 2014 photo, home plate umpire Adrian Johnson, left, separates Baltimore Orioles' Manny Machado, left, and Oakland Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt after Machado threw his bat into the infield in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Baltimore. Machado was ejected for throwing the bat and Athletics pitcher Fernando Abad was ejected for throwing at him a second time. The Athletics beat the nOrioles 11-1. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Bob Welch pitches against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning of game two of the American League Championship Series, on Sunday, Oct. 7, 1990 at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Bill Waugh)

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Bob Welch pitches against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning of game two of the American League Championship Series, on Sunday, Oct. 7, 1990 at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Bill Waugh)

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Oakland Athletics' Sonny Gray works against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols, right, argues a strike call with home plate umpire Fieldin Culbreth in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols loses grip on his bat in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Oakland Athletics' Coco Crisp, left, scores past Los Angeles Angels catcher Hank Conger in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. Crisp scored on a single by Josh Donaldson.(AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Los Angeles Angels' C.J. Cron, right, flips his bat after striking out to Oakland Athletics' Sonny Gray in the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. At left is Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Oakland Athletics' Sonny Gray works against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Oakland Athletics' Josh Donaldson swings for a two run single off Los Angeles Angels' Jered Weaver in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)