The Athletics are the second worst team in the American League. We have talked a lot about their first base rookie sensation Nick Kurtz of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. However, he is not the only Athletics player who has been exceptional recently. On Tuesday, catcher Shea Langeliers of Portland, Oregon was spectacular in a dominant 16-7 Athletics win over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, District of Columbia. For the second straight season, Langeliers hit three home runs in a single game.
Langeliers also had five hits (including two singles), scored four runs, and had three runs batted in. Kurtz also scored four runs, while Athletics centerfielder JJ Bleday of Danville, Pennsylvania had four hits and six runs batted in, and Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker of Germantown, Tennessee had four hits.
