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Carlos Correa extends hot streak as Twins top A's
Carlos Correa went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs as the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Byron Buxton finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs for Minnesota, which won the opener of a four-game series. Austin Martin went 2-for-4 with an ...
After offensive breakout, Twins open series with A's
The Minnesota Twins will look to ride the momentum of a sterling offensive performance when they open a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Carlos Correa collected a career-high five of the Twins' 24 hits in the team's 19-7 victory over the visiting Colorado Ro...
Jackson Merrill’s 2nd HR caps Padres' walk-off win over A's
Jackson Merrill's second homer of the game came with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday and lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Oakland Athletics.,Merrill got a first-pitch slider down and in from Oakland closer Mason Miller (1-1) and cracked it into the seats...
Jackson Merrill’s second HR is game winner as Padres beat Athletics
Jackson Merrill's second homer of the game came with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday and lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Oakland Athletics.,Merrill got a first-pitch slider down and in from Oakland closer Mason Miller (1-1) and cracked it into the seats...
A's reinstate RHP Lucas Erceg from injured list
The Oakland Athletics reinstated right-hander Lucas Erceg from the 15-day injured list on Wednesday.,The 29-year-old setup man landed on the IL on May 31 after he experienced forearm tightness.,Erceg is 2-2 with two saves and a 2.86 ERA in 21 relief appearances this season, his second with the A's.,...
Can Padres finally complete a series sweep against A's?
The San Diego Padres have taken the field looking to sweep a series five times this season. They are 0-5 in those games.,They will hope the sixth time is a charm on Wednesday when they host the Oakland Athletics in an afternoon game.,After failing to break out the brooms against Milwaukee, Arizona, ...
Kyle Higashioka hits walk-off HR, sends Padres past A's
Kyle Higashioka led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as the San Diego Padres grabbed a 4-3 win over the visiting Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. ,Higashioka jumped on a hanging changeup from Scott Alexander (0-1) and lined it into the left field corner. The ball stayed...
Manny Machado, Padres pursue series victory over A's
The San Diego Padres' best guess that star third baseman Manny Machado would avoid an injured list stint proved to be correct.,After missing four starts due to a strained hip flexor sustained Wednesday, Machado returned Monday as the designated hitter, collecting two hits in San Diego's 6-1 win over...
Padres pitchers strike out 16 in win over A's
Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. each homered Monday night while Dylan Cease snapped a five-start winless streak as the San Diego Padres stopped the visiting Oakland Athletics 6-1.,Cease (6-5) scattered eight hits and a walk over six innings, allowing just one run while striking out eight. It...
Padres look to take advantage of struggling A's
On paper, the San Diego Padres' three-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics that starts Monday night figures to be a golden opportunity for them to feast on a weaker foe.,But as the first two-plus months of the season have shown, San Diego's ability to play good ball against top opponents ...
Isiah Kiner-Falefa powers Blue Jays to 10-inning win over A's
Isiah Kiner-Falefa capped a career-best five-RBI performance with a bases-clearing double in the top of the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, allowing the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to defeat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 in the finale of their three-game series.,After forcing extra innings with a game-tyin...
Blue Jays turn to bullpen in series finale vs. Athletics
The Toronto Blue Jays couldn't be set up any better for a bullpen day when they seek a road-series win over the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game set on Sunday afternoon.,The Blue Jays needed to give their relievers as much rest as possible with starter Alek Manoah out for the season w...
Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman has career day in shutting out A's
Kevin Gausman pitched the first nine-inning complete game of his career and the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded from a walk-off loss the night before to thump the host Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Gausman (5-4), who pitched the 2020 and 2021 seasons across the San Francisco Bay for the G...
Blue Jays aim to shake off difficult day in Oakland
The Toronto Blue Jays hope to put an all-around shocking day behind them when they get an early wake-up call for an afternoon contest against the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday.,The A's won the series opener 2-1 on Friday, taking advantage of a team that not only had flown across the country the...
JJ Bleday's walk-off blast lifts A's past Blue Jays
JJ Bleday hit Chad Green's first pitch for a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, delivering the Oakland Athletics a walk-off, 2-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Green was summoned to begin the ninth after Toronto starter Chris Bassitt threw eight innings of...
Blue Jays set sights on .500 mark in visit to A's
The Toronto Blue Jays take their pursuit of the .500 mark on the road as they open a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.,The Blue Jays packed a two-game winning streak when they embarked on a trip that will also see them visit the Milwaukee Brewers for three games to sta...
Mariners' Bryan Woo dominates in shutout of Athletics
Bryan Woo continued his mastery of the Oakland Athletics with six shutout innings, Mitch Garver homered and drove in two runs, and the visiting Seattle Mariners prevailed 3-0 in a third straight pitchers' duel between the American League West rivals Thursday afternoon.,Woo (3-0), an Oakland native, ...
Mariners' Bryan Woo out to extend scoreless streak vs. A's
Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo, an Oakland native, will put his spotless record against the host Athletics at risk when he chases a little piece of history in the teams' Thursday afternoon rubber game.,Pitching has dominated the first two games of the series between the American League West...
Joey Estes, Athletics shut down Mariners
Joey Estes took a perfect game into the seventh inning, Zack Gelof hit a home run and the Oakland Athletics held off the visiting Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Star closer Mason Miller recorded the first five-out save of his career, his 12th overall this season, to help the A's end a two-...
A's Joey Estes will try for second season win vs. Mariners
Right-hander Joey Estes will look to add another mark to the win column against the Seattle Mariners as the Oakland Athletics continue a three-game home series against their American League West counterpart Wednesday night.,Estes (1-1, 6.10 ERA) owns the unusual distinction of having both his first ...