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Giants' Justin Verlander aims to crack win column vs. A's
Justin Verlander is winless in 13 starts this season, but the right-hander hasn't lost his confidence.,Of course, you can't rack up 262 career victories and 3,471 strikeouts without supreme belief in your abilities to pitch and navigate trouble.,The 42-year-old Verlander again will take aim at that ...
Rays plate five in sixth, survive rocky ninth to defeat A's, 6-5
Yandy Diaz hit a two-run home run in a five-run sixth inning as the host Tampa Bay Rays held on in a white-knuckle ninth to avoid a series sweep with a 6-5 win over the Athletics on Wednesday.,Edwin Uceta survived the ninth inning for his first save. The right-hander came on after Max Muncy homered ...
Shea Langeliers, Athletics pursue 3-game sweep of Rays
Shea Langeliers has come off the injured list bashing for the Athletics.,The catcher, activated from the IL on Monday, homered in each of his first two games back. He will try to help the A's complete a three-game sweep of the host Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.,Langeliers, who recovered from an obliq...
10th-inning sacrifice fly lifts Athletics over Rays
Pinch hitter Austin Wynns drove in Colby Thomas with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the visiting Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday.,Thomas, the Athletics' second-ranked prospect who was called up Monday, collected his first major league hit and his first run.,Michael Kelly (2-0...
Jeffrey Springs, A's hope to continue cooling down Rays
An infusion of youth helped the Athletics earn a victory in Tampa on Monday.,Now the A's will have two shots to win the three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, starting with the middle contest on Tuesday night.,The last-place A's wasted a four-run lead and appeared to be headed to their first ...
Lawrence Butler's 9th-inning triple lifts Athletics over Rays
Lawrence Butler lined a two-run, tiebreaking triple in the ninth inning as the Athletics opened a three-game series with a 6-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.,In a 4-all game and runners on second and third and one out, Butler hit his second triple of the season to left-center ...
Athletics C Shea Langeliers (oblique) homers in return from IL
The Athletics activated catcher Shea Langeliers from the injured list on Monday, and he helped himself to a three-run home run in his first plate appearance of a 6-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays.,Langeliers, 27, played his first game since June 5. He was placed on the 10-day IL the following...
Lawrence Butler's ninth inning triple lifts Athletics over Rays
Lawrence Butler lined a two-run, tie-breaking triple in the ninth inning as the Athletics opened a three-game series with a 6-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.,In a 4-all game and runners on second and third with two outs, Butler hit his second triple of the season to left cent...
Rays aim to take advantage of visit from skidding Athletics
As they prepare to close out a June to remember, the Tampa Bay Rays will also hope to start off another great week.,Propelled into the American League playoff chase and pursuing the first-place New York Yankees in the East, the Rays will host the opener of a three-game series against the Athletics o...
Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm drive in 4 apiece as Yankees bash A's
Aaron Judge homered twice and drove in four runs while Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered and also drove in four as the host New York Yankees rocked Luis Severino to beat the Athletics 12-5 on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the sixth time in their past 16 games and scored their most runs since a 13-1 ...
JP Sears shuts out former team as Athletics blank Yankees
JP Sears pitched 5 2/3 strong innings for his first win against his former team and the visiting Athletics earned a 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.,Brent Rooker hit a solo homer and rookie Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer off New York's Clarke Schmidt (4-4) as the A's beat the Yan...
Yankees' Clarke Schmidt aims for more zeros vs. struggling A's
A week ago, Clarke Schmidt was unhittable for seven innings, and the lone obstacle was a rising pitch count.,The New York Yankees are curious to see what the follow up to Schmidt's flirtation with history looks like when the emerging right-hander faces the visiting Athletics on Saturday afternoon.,N...
Will Warren and Yankees bullpen whitewash Athletics
Will Warren pitched five innings and combined with four relievers on a three-hitter as the New York Yankees recorded a 3-0 victory over the visiting Athletics on Friday night.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the second off starter Mitch Spence (2-3). Cody Bellinger and DJ LeMahieu hit RBI singles in th...
At season's halfway mark, Yankees look to build on East lead
Despite owning six fewer wins than last season at this point, the New York Yankees are concluding the first half of the regular season atop the American League East.,The Yankees hope to maintain their division lead Friday night when they host the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series.,New Y...
Tigers blank A's in Dietrich Enns' successful return to majors
Dietrich Enns pitched five scoreless innings in his first major league outing since 2021 as the host Detroit Tigers silenced the Athletics, 8-0, on Thursday afternoon.,Enns, who made nine relief appearances with Tampa Bay four seasons ago before pitching in Japan and Korea, was called up from Triple...
A's Jeffrey Springs seeks success vs. Tigers with an altered changeup
Athletics left-hander Jeffrey Springs didn't give up a run in his most recent start until the last pitch. ,With renewed confidence in his changeup, Springs will try to build off that outing in the series finale against the Tigers at Detroit on Thursday afternoon.,Springs held the Cleveland Guardians...
Nick Kurtz's three-run shot lifts Athletics over Tigers
Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer, Jacob Lopez pitched seven strong innings and the visiting Athletics blanked the Detroit Tigers, 3-0, on Wednesday night.,Kurtz had three of the Athletics' seven hits.,Lopez (2-4) allowed just three hits and walked one while striking out six in seven innings. Michael...
'Execution' remains key as Tigers' Jack Flaherty prepares for A's
Jack Flaherty's ERA has taken a beating in his last two starts. ,The veteran Detroit Tigers right-hander will look to move past those ugly stats when he faces the visiting Athletics on Wednesday night.,Flaherty had a 3.41 ERA after four consecutive quality outings. He lost his control on June 14, as...
Tigers ambush Athletics to make up for Skubal's slow start
Dillon Dingler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer during a five-run third and Tarik Skubal overcame a slow start to win his ninth straight decision as the host Detroit Tigers rolled past the Athletics 11-4 on Tuesday.,Skubal gave up two-run homers to Brent Rooker and Denzel Clarke in the first two inni...
Athletics break ground on $1.75B stadium on Las Vegas Strip
The Athletics organization held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for its new $1.75 billion stadium in Las Vegas.,The team, which is playing its home games in West Sacramento, Calif. this season following its offseason exit from longtime home Oakland, was represented by team owner John Fisher and pre...