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Bobby Witt Jr. caps Royals' late comeback win vs. Athletics
Bobby Witt Jr. delivered the game-winning RBI in the ninth as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 4-3 win against the visiting Athletics on Tuesday.,Down by two and unable to capitalize with the bases loaded in the eighth, the Royals made no mistake in the ninth. With pinch runner John Rave and Mic...
Maikel Garcia, healthier Royals take aim at A's again
The Kansas City Royals are looking forward to showing teams what they can do when healthy.,After trotting out its healthiest lineup in weeks against the visiting Athletics in the opener of their four-game series, Kansas City will probably send out a similar group in the second contest on Tuesday nig...
Bobby Witt Jr. powers Royals past Athletics with 4-hit night
Bobby Witt Jr. singled, doubled, homered, drove in three runs and scored four times for the Kansas City Royals in a 9-5 win against the visiting Athletics in the opener of their four-game series on Monday night.,Jac Caglianone had three hits, two RBIs and scored a run for the Royals, who have won th...
Royals' Michael Wacha strives for elusive win in opener vs. A's
Right-hander Michael Wacha will have a tough act to follow on Monday night when he takes the mound for the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a four-game home series against the Athletics.,Noah Cameron fired a one-hit, complete-game shutout on Sunday afternoon in the Royals' 3-0 victory against the...
Zack Gelof breaks late tie as Athletics down Rangers
Zack Gelof's two-run homer in the seventh inning lifted the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Gelof, who returned Monday after a lacerated right knee put him on the injured list for a month, highlighted a 2-for-5 game with a two-run shot off Jakob...
Athletics place LF Tyler Soderstrom (hip) on 10-day IL
Already missing key pieces of their starting lineup, the Athletics took another hit on Sunday when outfielder Tyler Soderstrom (hip) landed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Saturday.,Soderstrom, 24, is dealing with a left hip impingement and joins Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker and Nick Kur...
Wyatt Langford, Rangers look to extend good feelings vs. A's
Wyatt Langford's bat has been in hibernation and the Texas Rangers hope mid-August is a good time for its reappearance.,The 24-year-old Langford is fresh off his first homer since Aug. 1 and his first multi-hit outing since July 25 when the Rangers complete a three-game series against the Athletics ...
Wyatt Langford helps Rangers rally past A's, snap skid
Wyatt Langford hit a go-ahead two-run homer as part of a 3-for-4 outing to lead the Texas Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Corey Seager had two hits and one RBI and MacKenzie Gore ended a four-start winless stretch for Texas, which halted a fou...
Brewers acquire INF Jonathan Ornelas from Athletics
The struggling and banged-up Milwaukee Brewers added some infield depth by acquiring Jonathan Ornelas from the Athletics on Saturday.,Manager Pat Murphy wasted no time with the 26-year old Ornelas, putting him in the lineup as Milwaukee faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third contest of their fou...
A's eager for elusive home winning streak in rematch vs. Rangers
The Athletics haven't won consecutive home games in nearly two months, but they will take a swing at doing so when they face the struggling Texas Rangers on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Athletics ended an eight-game home losing streak with Friday's 8-3 series-opening victory over Te...
Athletics' Jacob Wilson listed as day-to-day with bruised hand
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson, hit by a pitch on his left hand on Friday, is listed as day-to-day after X-rays were negative.,Wilson exited the game against the Texas Rangers in West Sacramento, Calif., in the bottom of the second inning with what the team termed as a contusion. After the Athleti...
Jeff McNeil collects 4 hits, 3 RBIs as A's pull away from Rangers
Jeff McNeil had a season-high four hits and three RBIs, including a tiebreaking homer, as the Athletics notched an 8-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Lawrence Butler also went deep and Carlos Cortes laced a three-run double as the A's won for just the fourth time...
Athletics' Jacob Wilson (bruised hand) exits after getting hit by pitch
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson exited the Friday game against the Texas Rangers in Sacramento, Calif., in the bottom of the second inning with a bruised left hand.,Wilson was plunked on the hand in the bottom of the first inning by a pitch from Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker. He was in pain but...
Athletics reliever Justin Sterner (knee) undergoes season-ending surgery
Athletics right-handed reliever Justin Sterner is done for the season after undergoing surgery on his right knee.,Sterner, 29, underwent the operation on Thursday in Los Angeles. He also received a platelet-rich plasma injection.,Sterner was already on the 15-day injured list. He last pitched in a g...
Rangers seek to halt slide at expense of reeling A's
The Texas Rangers don't have much time to put an ugly series against the Los Angeles Angels behind them, but manager Skip Schumaker vowed there will be changes entering Friday's opener against the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Rangers dropped the final three contests of a four-game set ag...
Rays cap perfect road trip with trouncing of As
Drew Rasmussen won his fifth straight start, Liam Hicks had three hits and slugged a three-run homer, and the Tampa Bay Rays put a ribbon on their franchise-record, unblemished road trip with an 8-4 sweep Wednesday afternoon of the Athletics in Sacramento, Calif., ,The victory, fueled by a 15-hit at...
High-octane Rays strive to complete perfect road trip in rematch vs. A's
The Tampa Bay Rays are making the scoreboard work overtime and have a chance to complete a 9-0 road trip when they face the Athletics on Wednesday afternoon at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Rays scored 22 runs in the first two games of the series and tied a franchise record with six homers in Tuesday'...
Taylor Walls belts 2 of Rays' 6 home runs in win over A's
Taylor Walls smacked his first two homers of the season and drove in three runs and the Tampa Bay Rays hit a season-high six home runs while rolling to a 12-4 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night in West Sacramento, Calif., to stretch their winning streak to eight games.,Junior Caminero, Yand...
Red-hot Rays eager to continue winning ways vs. A's
The Tampa Bay Rays are the hottest team in the majors and stand just two victories away from a perfect road trip at 9-0.,The Rays will look to increase their latest winning streak to eight games when they oppose the Athletics on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,A late four-run deficit in Mon...
Rays score 8 runs in 8th, stun A's in 7th straight win
Yandy Diaz went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, Junior Caminero swatted a three-run blast and the Tampa Bay Rays scored eight runs in the eighth inning to rally for a 10-6 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Jonny DeLuca had three hits and scored twice and Jonath...