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- Updated: August 15, 2016
OAKLAND — Khris Davis’ power simply cannot be contained. This, the A’s have learned quickly about their new left fielder, who continually manages to dwarf the Coliseum.
Its confines are by no means small, yet Davis routinely makes it look like a hitter’s park, as teammate Stephen Vogt noted Saturday night. Less than 24 hours later, Davis joined the 30-homer club with yet another blast at the Coliseum.
His two-run shot to left-center off of Mariners lefty Wade LeBlanc in the sixth inning was perhaps eclipsed by Seattle’s 8-4 victory, but its significance was not lost in the A’s clubhouse.
“He would probably consider it not a big deal,” manager Bob Melvin said. “Thirty’s a nice round number, and for the first time to get there at a point where he is in his career … Obviously there are a lot of games left. He could significantly pass that. But it’s a feather …
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