Elephant Rumblings: Laureano’s slam leads A’s to series win

A’s Coverage:

• Slusser: Ramon Laureano’s grand slam saves day for A’s, they go 6-4 on trip...
• Klemish: Laureano’s grand slam lifts A’s to series win...
• Matier: Oakland council taking its time, wants answers about A’s ballpark and financing...
• Slusser: With Liam Hendriks in A’s 7th-inning role, what happens to opener?
• Baggarly: Puk & Luzardo & Bart & Ramos (& Hjelle too): On a 102-degree night in Stockton, the future of Bay Area baseball was on display... ($)
• Slusser: A’s Melvin on Puk, Luzardo outings: ‘Everyone was pretty happy’...
• Slusser: One weird issue A’s having occasionally: steals of home...

Best of AN:

• Schmidt: Game #70 — Anderson Deals, Laureano Slams, A’s Win...
• Hall: Oakland A’s prospect watch — Jesus Luzardo, A.J. Puk return to action...

MLB News:

• Morosi: Tigers open to dealing big-name vets...
• Rome: Astros second baseman José Altuve nearing rehab assignment...
• Rosenthal: Trade talk takes a common-sense turn; curious part of Jay Bruce deal; an unusual saga; more notes... ($)
• Nightengale: Padres option young righty Chris Paddack to Single-A to limit innings...
• Bell: Cleveland to activate righty Mike Clevinger for Monday start...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Stark: Jay Bruce’s Guide to Getting Traded... ($)
• Clemens: Is Popup Rate a Skill?
• Gawlowski: Edwin Jackson and the Abyss...
• Brown: Giants pitcher Robb Nen sacrificed his career in pursuit of a title — Here’s why he stands behind Kevin Durant... ($)
• Byrne: Is Chris Archer Broken?

Today in Baseball History:

• 1948 — An ailing Babe Ruth makes his final appearance at Yankee Stadium. With the crowd of 49,641 singing Auld Lang Syne, and members of the 1923 Yankees team (the first to play in the stadium) looking on, the New York Yankees retire Ruth’s uniform number 3 during ceremonies that also commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Stadium. Fewer than two months later, the 53-year-old Ruth will die from throat cancer.

Best of Twitter:

• Stop me if you’ve heard this one before — another (unanimous!) ballpark legislation victory...

• Don’t make promises you can’t keep, especially on Twitter...

• Your feel-good thread of the week...