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A's aim to leapfrog Angels in bid to move out of AL West cellar
The Athletics will try to complete a three-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., and in the process move out of last place in the American League West.,"That's our goal," A's manager Mark Kotsay said. "Our goal is obviously to improve from last season. O...
Athletics bash 4 HRs, 21 hits in blowout of Angels
Nick Kurtz, Colby Thomas, Carlos Cortes and JJ Bleday each homered and Tyler Soderstrom went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs to lead the Athletics to a 17-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Thomas went 2-for-5 with four runs scored and three RBIs and Jac...
J.T. Ginn, Yusei Kikuchi look to end skids as A's face Angels
Two starting pitchers looking to snap long winless streaks take the mound Saturday night when the Athletics face the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., ,Right-hander J.T. Ginn (2-6, 5.17 ERA), whose last win came at Houston, 7-1, on July 27, will face Angels All-Star left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (6...
Seven-run inning propels Athletics past Angels
JJ Bleday hit a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run third inning and Lawrence Butler went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs to lead the Athletics to a 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Darell Hernaiz added two hits, a stolen base and a run ...
Seven-run inning propels A's past Angels
JJ Bleday hit a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run third inning and Lawrence Butler went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs to lead the Athletics to a 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Darell Hern...
Angels face Athletics in battle to avoid AL West basement
Two teams in a battle to avoid finishing in the American League West's cellar square off Friday night when the last-place Athletics open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., ,The fourth-place Angels (66-74), who have 22 games remaining, hold a 2 1/2-game lead over the ...
Willson Contreras' 4 RBIs carry Cardinals past Athletics
Willson Contreras drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Athletics 5-1 Wednesday night.,Contreras went 3-for-4 with a triple and Nolan Gorman went 3-for-3 with a homer for the Cardinals (70-71), who won for the fifth time in seven games.,St. Louis starter Matthew Liberat...
A's aim to leave 'impression' in series finale vs. Cards
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay was eager to see how his team would respond after getting swept by the Texas Rangers at home over the weekend.,"We've got a month left to continue to make strides," Kotsay said. "It's a six-month grind, and every team goes through it. That's a test that I want to see so...
Athletics' Luis Severino returns for start against Cardinals
The Athletics pitching staff will get a bit healthier for the stretch run with the return of Luis Severino to the starting rotation.,Severino (6-11, 4.82 ERA) came off the 15-day injured list Monday after recovering from a left oblique strain. The right-hander will start Tuesday against the St. Loui...
JJ Bleday leads hit parade as A's snap slide vs. Cardinals
JJ Bleday hit two homers, drove in three runs and scored three times to power the visiting Athletics past the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3 Monday afternoon.,Zack Gelof (3-for-5, homer, two runs), Tyler Soderstrom (2-for-5, three RBIs), Jacob Wilson (3-for-4, two runs) and Darell Hernaiz (2-for-4, walk, ...
Youth movement on display when Cardinals host Athletics
As the St. Louis Cardinals head toward the final month of their transition year, their field staff will get ample opportunity to work with young veterans and prospects.,That opportunity will continue Monday afternoon when the Cardinals host the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series.,With th...
Rangers slide past Athletics for fifth straight win
Jacob deGrom threw five scoreless innings and Joc Pederson homered and drove in three runs on Sunday to help the visiting Texas Rangers post a 9-6 victory over the Athletics and complete a three-game sweep in West Sacramento, Calif.,deGrom (11-6) allowed just two hits, while striking out six and wal...
Josh Jung keys Rangers' high-octane offense into finale vs. A's
Josh Jung has recorded three straight three-hit games, making him one of the many hot Texas hitters.,The Rangers, who have scored 41 runs during a four-game winning streak, will look to continue their splurge when they close a three-game series against the Athletics on Sunday at West Sacramento, Cal...
Rangers pound Athletics for fourth straight victory
Josh Jung had three hits and two RBIs, Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and Wyatt Langford lined a solo blast to help the torrid Texas Rangers notch a 9-3 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Adolis Garcia had three hits and scored twice as Texas totaled 17 hits and...
Rangers face Athletics, hope to continue surge
The Texas Rangers have been disappointing for much of the season but suddenly are making their move.,The Rangers will take aim at their seventh victory in eight games when they battle the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Texas kept its recent run going with a 5-2 victory in Fri...
Jonah Heim, Michael Helman blast Rangers past A's
Jonah Heim hit a tiebreaking homer and Michael Helman added a two-run blast to help the Texas Rangers notch a 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Heim also had a sacrifice fly as the Rangers won earned their third straight win and their sixth in the past seven. ...
Surging Athletics, Rangers set for AL West clash
The Texas Rangers are looking to follow up their highest scoring output in 14 years, while the Athletics are aiming to build on a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.,Yet the timing of Thursday's off-day wasn't good for either team.,The Athletics have won 21 of 31 games and don't want a break, wh...
Luis Morales, A's fire two-hitter to cap sweep of Tigers
Luis Morales pitched seven shutout innings, Zack Gelof homered and matched his career high of four RBIs and the Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Brett Harris (three runs) and Nick Kurtz (two runs) joined Gel...
High-flying A's look to sweep Tigers
This season got away from the Athletics when they lost 20 of 21 games to fall 17 games below .500 in early June.,But two-plus months later, the Athletics are one of the hotter teams in the majors, and the American League-leading Detroit Tigers are finding it out on an up-close basis.,The soaring A's...
Athletics use walk-off walk to down Tigers
Darell Hernaiz drew a walk with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night in West Sacramento, Calif., ,Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single earlier in the frame as the Athletics rallied to score twice afte...