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Vogt, Valencia rise up to fill void in A’s lineup
- Updated: June 1, 2016
OAKLAND — When Josh Reddick fractured his thumb, the A’s were immediately faced with the question of who would replace the production of one of their hottest hitters.
Enter the tandem of Danny Valencia and Stephen Vogt, who have convincingly assumed a significant portion of that burden, and did so loudly Tuesday night in a 7-4 win over the Twins.
Vogt and Valencia combined for five hits and five RBIs from the third and fourth spots in the lineup, respectively. Valencia lined a two-run homer to right field in the third and added an RBI double in the fifth, scoring Vogt both times, while Vogt added two insurance runs in the eighth on a double. As he rounded into second base, he fittingly flexed both his arms toward the dugout, putting a perfunctory note the A’s four-game winning streak.
“Those two guys have been instrumental for us,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “Vogter, that last at-bat was huge to add on a couple more. Good night offensively.”
“They were both big tonight,” said John Axford, who earned the save in the ninth. “Tacking …
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