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  6. article_body => "<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/mlb\/boxscore.asp?gamecode=390321111&amp;home=11&amp;vis=12&amp;final=true\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BOX SCORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A lot happened for the A's in Tokyo during the early morning\/late hours on Thursday. Not all of it, however, was good.<\/p>\n<p>First baseman and 2018 Gold Glove Award winner Matt Olson exited the A's <a href=\"https:\/\/scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/mlb\/recap.asp?g=390321111\" target=\"_blank\">5-4 loss<\/a> to the Mariners due to some discomfort in his right hand:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Olson injury sounds like definite cause for concern. He felt pain after fouling off a pitch and now has trouble gripping a bat.<\/p>&mdash; Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susanslusser\/status\/1108736973404073986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>A \"cause for concern,\" indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Not too long before Olson's exit, A's general manager David Forst informed reporters&nbsp;top prospect&nbsp;Jes\u00fas Luzardo has been shut down <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/athletics\/top-prospect-jesus-luzardo-shut-down-4-6-weeks-shoulder-injury\" target=\"_blank\">for four to six weeks<\/a> with a rotator cuff strain in his left throwing shoulder:<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jesus Luzardo has been shut down for 4-6 weeks with a rotator cuff strain. Terrible news for the A\u2019s.<\/p>&mdash; Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susanslusser\/status\/1108605593403703296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><strong>[RELATED:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/athletics\/ichiro-began-ended-19-year-mlb-career-5-4-mariners-wins-over\" target=\"_blank\">For Ichiro, MLB career started and ended against the A's<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will hear more about the severity of Olson's injury soon I'm sure, but this is not a great sign for the Green and Gold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n"
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A lot happened for the A's in Tokyo during the early morning/late hours on Thursday. Not all of it, however, was good.

First baseman and 2018 Gold Glove Award winner Matt Olson exited the A's 5-4 loss to the Mariners due to some discomfort in his right hand: 

A "cause for concern," indeed.

Not too long before Olson's exit, A's general manager David Forst informed reporters top prospect Jesús Luzardo has been shut down for four to six weeks with a rotator cuff strain in his left throwing shoulder:

[RELATED: For Ichiro, MLB career started and ended against the A's]

We will hear more about the severity of Olson's injury soon I'm sure, but this is not a great sign for the Green and Gold.