BALTIMORE (AP) — The Oakland Athletics kept getting hits and scoring runs Matt Williams Jersey , circling the bases in a display that manager Bob Melvin described as “remarkable.”Finally, deep into the third inning, Ramon Laureano hit a popup to the shortstop. A mock cheer swelled from the small crowd of 10,480 at Camden Yards.“I was like, ‘Ooh.’ I didn’t realize nobody had gotten out yet,” Oakland slugger Matt Olson said. Olson homered during a 10-run inning in which the first 11 batters reached base, and the Athletics blanked the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 Wednesday night. With their sixth straight victory, the A’s moved within one game of the Yankees for the top AL wild card. New York lost 3-1 at Minnesota.Oakland totaled 10 hits and two walks in its biggest inning of the year. Olson provided the big blow — a three-run shot off Andrew Cashner (4-15) — and three different players had two hits.“I don’t know if I’ve been a part of one of those,” Olson said. “It seemed like everybody was working the count and getting a good pitch and squaring it up.”Oakland sent 15 batters to the plate and generated more than enough offense to match its longest winning streak of the season. The A’s trail first-place Houston by three games in the AL West and own a comfortable lead for the second wild card. Daniel Mengden (7-6) pitched five innings of no-hit relief after entering in the second for starter Liam Hendriks, who went one inning by design.Baltimore’s lone hit was a clean single to left field in the first by Trey Mancini. The final 20 batters went down in order following a third-inning walk to Jace Peterson.“We didn’t hit anything hard,” manager Buck Showalter said. “Nothing to really put your arms around and feel proud of.”The A’s have already clinched their 10th series win in the last 13 (10-1-2) and will go for a three-game sweep of the woeful Orioles on Thursday night. After going a major league-best 34-15 since the All-Star break, Oakland is 32 games over .500 (89-57) for the first time since September 2003.Baltimore has lost six in a row to fall to 41-104, the worst record in the majors. It’s the eighth time this season the Orioles have been mired in a skid of at least six games.After breezing through the first two innings, Cashner never got another out. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for Matt Chapman, who hit a two-run double.Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis followed with singles before Olson hit his 26th home run. Three singles and a walk followed before Cody Carroll retired Laureano.Chapman followed with an RBI single for the 10th run.“Pretty remarkable inning,” Melvin said. “You don’t see that happen very often. It was nice to be able to create a little distance.”There was one remaining moment of suspense. Needing a home run to complete the cycle in the ninth inning http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , Laureano looked at a called third strike.TRAINER’S ROOMAthletics: Oakland has used the disabled list 26 times this season, compared to 23 last year. The club record is 27, set in 2016.Orioles: DH Mark Trumbo (knee surgery) and LHP Richard Bleier (lat surgery) dropped by the clubhouse, even though both are done for the year. The hope is that both will be available at the start of the 2019 season. “We like where it’s headed. Everything’s been fine,” Showalter said. “I wouldn’t commit that they’re both going to be there on opening day, but there’s a chance.”YOUTH IS SERVEDLeft fielder DJ Stewart became the 14th player to make his major league debut with Baltimore this season, tying the Orioles record set in 1955.The Orioles will start a pair of rookie pitchers in the upcoming series against the White Sox. Luis Ortiz — part of the haul in the July trade for Jonathan Schoop — makes his first major league start Friday night, and Yefry Ramirez will go Saturday.UP NEXTAthletics: LHP Brett Anderson (3-4, 4.02 ERA), who has a 6.55 ERA in two career starts against Baltimore, gets the ball in the series finale Thursday night.Orioles: Dylan Bundy (7-14, 5.58 ERA) looks for his first victory since July 29. He’s 0-5 in his last seven starts with 11 home runs allowed. Rob Carr/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series for the third straight season after defeating the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Monday at SunTrust Park in the 2018 MLB playoffs.Rich Hill got the start for Los Angeles and allowed two runs in 4.1 innings of work.With the Braves leading 2-1, David Freese put the Dodgers ahead with a two-run single in the top of the sixth. An inning later, Manny Machado tacked three more runs on the board with a homer off Braves relieverChad Sobotka.Manny Machado the Key to Ending Dodgers' World Series DroughtMachado went 1-for-12 in the first three games of the NLDS.The four-time All-Star helped set the tone for Los Angeles with an RBI double in the first inning. Then came the three-run homer to provide the Dodgers with much-needed breathing room.MLB MLBOh my, Manny.  GJV2sjneDMAs good as Justin Turner and Corey Seager played for the Dodgers over the past two years, they don't match up with Machado when he's performing at his peak. He brings a different dimension to Los Angeles' offense Willie Mays Jersey , which is why the teamgave up five prospectsfor a player who may only be a half-season rental.According to FanGraphs, the Dodgers ranked20thin weighted on-base average (.314) and14thin weighted runs created plus (97) in 2016. They climbed toseventh(.330) andtied for fourth(104) in those two categories in 2017 and continued improving in 2018. Los Angeles isthirdin wOBA (.333) andtied for firstin wRC+ (111).Machado doesn't deserve sole credit for the team's offensive success since he only appeared in 66 games during the regular season. But he helped take what was already a good lineup nd one that had to replace Seager nd raised it to a new level.If the Dodgers go on to win their first World Series since 1988, Machado will almost certainly be a big reason why.Overachieving Braves Have Bright Future in 2019Nothing can take the sting away from a playoff defeat, but Braves fans should be heartened by the fact that the best is yet to come for the franchise.Joe Sheehan joe_sheehanThe #Braves will be back here, and damned soon.Grant McAuley grantmcauleyThey provided the fan base with a spark after years of frustration. They had far more ups than downs and showed the rest of baseball that Atlanta is knocking on the door of greatness again. Heres to the 2018 #Braves. They earned their respect. Thank you for a great season, guys.Woody Cain WYcainDodgers have better roster than Braves this yr. 6-8 guys who have been there-done that. Snitker took bunch of kids amp;amp; few veterans sprinkled in amp;amp; won division when NOBODY thought they could-Fun to watch for 1st time in years. Plus, guy who built LA roster is now doing same in ATLSuccess is never guaranteed, something to which one of Atlanta's division rivals can attest. The Washington Nationals could have nothing more than four NLDS appearances from the Bryce Harper era.But the Braves are clearly a team on the rise and they might even be ahead of schedule by pushing the Dodgers to four games in the NLDS. Atlanta built a winning team in the short term while maintaining its massive potential for the future.The core of the Braves' roster will be back in 2019, with Jonny Venters, Nick Markakis, Kurt Suzuki, Brad Brach and Anibal Sanchez their most notable free agents. More importantly, fans have seenOzzie Albies and Ronald Acuna only scratch the surface of what they can do in the majors.Improving the starting rotation will be critical for Atlanta after its starters combined to finish 12th in FIP (3.99), perFanGraphs. Especially if they opt against re-signing Sanchez, the Braves will be looking to one of Kyle Wright orMike Soroka, who are 23 and 21 respectively http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , to take a bigger role on the pitching staff.With better starting pitching, the Braves won't need to push their bullpen so hard in the postseason, which was a problem in the NLDS.Playoff Experience Gives Dodgers Edge in NLCSThe Milwaukee Brewers tied afranchise recordby winning 96 games in the regular season.They have an offense anchored by MVP candidate Christian Yelich, who can almost single-handedly swing a postseason series.In the NLDS, Milwaukee pitchers not named Jeremy Jeffress held the Colorado Rockies scoreless and limited Rockies hitters to eight hits over 24.2 innings.The NLCS promises to be a close series in which the slimmest of margins will separate advancing to the World Series from a playoff exit.Because of that, one can't help but think the Dodgers' collective experience in October will put them over the top.Freese is a perfect example.He was the NLCS and World Series MVP in 2011 and a career .280 hitter in the playoffs entering Monday. The 35-year-old is great to bring off the bench in pinch-hit situations.Dan Buffa buffa82David Freese is worth signing just for what he can do in October. Dude is the epitome of clutch.Bob Nightengale BNightengaleDavid Freese loves this time of year, delivers once again with 2-run single, for #Dodgers. Mr. ClutchThen you include the veterans who have been around for all or some of the Dodgers' previous five playoff appearances. That's one of the benefits of being a big-market franchise that can consistently maintain one of MLB's highest payrolls.Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas won a World Series with the Kansas City Royals, and the Brewers will be calling upon those two to help navigate the franchise back to the Fall Classic.From top to bottom, though, the Dodgers are the stronger team and have been battled-tested together in the playoffs.Like the Braves, the Brewers might be headed for a year of heartbreak but have a good shot at making a World Series run over the next few seasons.What's Next?The Dodgers head to Miller Park for Game 1 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. The Brewers earned a series sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 6-0 win Sunday.