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Royals land Paul DeJong from White Sox, Lucas Erceg from A’s
Rare buyers at the MLB trade deadline, the Kansas City Royals acquired shortstop Paul DeJong from the Chicago White Sox and right-handed reliever Lucas Erceg from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.,The Royals sent right-handed pitcher Jarold Rosado to the White Sox and right-handed pitchers Mason Bar...
Mets deal for A’s starter Paul Blackburn
The Oakland Athletics traded their longest-tenured player, right-handed starting pitcher Paul Blackburn, to the New York Mets on Tuesday.,Oakland is sending right-handed pitching prospect Kade Morris to New York in return.,Blackburn, 30, was a 2022 All-Star and began the 2024 season with 22 1/3 scor...
Reports: Mets deal for A’s starter Paul Blackburn
The Oakland Athletics traded their longest-tenured player, right-handed starting pitcher Paul Blackburn, to the New York Mets on Tuesday, ESPN and The Athletic reported.,Right-handed pitching prospect Kade Morris is going to the A's in the deal, per The Athletic.,Blackburn, 30, was a 2022 All-Star a...
Reports: Royals land Paul DeJong from White Sox, Lucas Erceg from A’s
Rare buyers at the MLB trade deadline, the Kansas City Royals acquired shortstop Paul DeJong from the Chicago White Sox and right-handed reliever Lucas Erceg from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, multiple reports said.,The returns in both deals were not yet known.,DeJong is switching dugouts Tuesda...
Giants, A's heating up ahead of rivals' first meeting of 2024
Robbie Ray hopes his second start of the season is as good as his first when he faces a familiar opponent Tuesday night as the San Francisco Giants open a two-game home series against their Bay Area neighbors, the Oakland Athletics.,In a rivalry that dates back to the 1905 World Series, when the A's...
Taylor Ward belts grand slam, Angels rally past A's
Taylor Ward's grand slam in the fourth inning capped a rally from a six-run deficit, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,The victory allowed the Angels to avoid a four-game sweep to the A's.,Angels first baseman Nolan Sch...
Angels' Jose Soriano looks to salvage series finale vs. A's
Hard-throwing right-hander Jose Soriano is doing his best not to be known as a strikeout pitcher.,Soriano has 77 strikeouts in 95 innings, and getting outs early in counts and reducing his number of pitches is a higher priority. ,Soriano will look to help the Angels avert a sweep by the Oakland Athl...
Early 3-run HR holds up as A's stifle Angels
Shea Langeliers' three-run home run in the first inning accounted for all of the runs for the Oakland A's, but it was enough in a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Oakland, which has beaten the Angels in eight of their past nine matchups, will go for a four...
Logan O'Hoppe looks to deliver in clutch as Angels face A's
Logan O'Hoppe likely will be hitting fifth in the lineup for the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday when they play the Oakland Athletics in the third contest of a four-game series in Anaheim, Calif.,It's the spot in the lineup where the Angels catcher has started 45 games, compared to cleanup (three), s...
Reversed call lifts Athletics to win over Angels
Seth Brown went 3-for-4 with a homer, and his sixth-inning RBI single on an overturned umpire's call snapped a tie and lifted the Oakland A's to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.,The A's entered the top of the sixth down 4-2, but Brent Rooker's two-out, two-run homer...
A's relief corps in spotlight vs. Angels
The Oakland Athletics would much prefer to have All-Star closer Mason Miller available at the back of their bullpen.,But if Thursday night was any indication, the Athletics are as prepared as possible for Miller's unexpected absence.,The Athletics will look to improve on their strong July when they ...
A's belt three homers, edge Angels in series opener
Daz Cameron hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth inning Thursday night for the visiting Oakland Athletics, who edged the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 in the opener of a four-game series.,Brent Rooker hit a solo homer in the first inning and Lawrence Butler added a two-run blast in the third for th...
A's All-Star P Mason Miller (fractured left pinky) on IL
The subject of trade rumors as Tuesday's deadline approaches, Oakland Athletics All-Star right-handed closer Mason Miller landed on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a fracture of his left pinky finger.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday. To fill Miller's spot on the 40-man roster, the A's ac...
A's, Angels face off with plenty to prove
The Los Angeles Angels will host the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif., both teams out of the playoff race but both with players trying to make their mark and prove they belong in the majors.,That's been the case for a while now for Jo Adell, who likely will be starting in right...
Hunter Brown pitches Astros past A's
Hunter Brown cooled down one of baseball's hottest offenses, Jose Altuve paced an 11-hit attack with a double and two singles and the Houston Astros salvaged one win in their three-game series against the host Oakland Athletics with an 8-1 victory on Wednesday afternoon.,Chas McCormick homered while...
Hunter Brown, Astros attempt to cool Athletics' bats
Houston right-hander Hunter Brown will attempt to continue his career-long dominance of a team he might have trouble recognizing when the visiting Astros seek to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the hot-hitting Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon.,One night after riding pitching to a 4-...
A's show off power in win over Astros
Lawrence Butler hit one of Oakland's five home runs in a powerful performance in which he came a single shy of the cycle and the Athletics ran off from the visiting Houston Astros for an 8-2 victory on Tuesday night. ,Brent Rooker, Seth Brown, Zack Gelof and Shea Langeliers also homered for Oakland,...
Astros, Athletics each looking for more from their first basemen
The spotlight will be on first base when the Houston Astros and host Oakland Athletics continue their three-game series on Tuesday night.,On a night when each team got eight hits -- none by a first baseman -- the A's used 3-for-7 hitting with runners in scoring position to produce a 4-0 victory on M...
Hogan Harris silences Astros in Athletics' 4-0 win
Hogan Harris matched his career high with seven strikeouts, Miguel Andujar and JJ Bleday stroked consecutive RBI doubles during a three-run third inning and the host Oakland Athletics opened a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 4-0 victory on Monday night.,A second-year major-league...
Astros out to continue dominance of A's
Two teams looking to rebound from their first loss since returning from the All-Star break will kick off a three-game series Monday night when the Houston Astros visit the Oakland Athletics.,Both American League West clubs failed to complete a sweep over a division rival on Sunday. The Astros lost 6...