Davis reaches 40-homer mark with two dingers

ARLINGTON — Khris Davis looked downright giddy as he circled the bases a second time at Globe Life Park on Sunday afternoon. The newly minted member of the 40-homer club had every reason to be.

The A’s slugger also had reason to want more.

“It’s pretty cool,” Davis said. “I’m proud of myself. At the same time, we still have a couple more weeks, so I don’t know why 45 isn’t out of the question.”

“We have 13 games left,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said, “so I know he’s not looking for a day off tomorrow.”

Not since 2000 had the A’s employed a 40-homer player before Davis totaled two in the A’s series-clinching 5-2 victory over the Rangers to reach the mark. His previous career high was 27, set with the Brewers last year.

Davis, 28, is obliterating another prior career high, too, heading back to the Bay with 99 RBIs in tow — 30 more than he’s tallied in any of his other three seasons, even while playing his home …

continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com