Athletics Page 47 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Parade of doubles carries Mariners past A's
J.P. Crawford, Josh Rojas, Ty France and Luke Raley all doubled during a three-run third inning that helped the Seattle Mariners edge the host Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series. ,Rojas finished with three hits and Raley had two for the Mariners, who won thei...
Athletics aim to show further improvement vs. Mariners
The Oakland Athletics hope improved play of late results in more wins when they open a six-game homestand Tuesday night against the red-hot Seattle Mariners.,The A's were outscored just 26-25 on a 2-4 trip to Tampa Bay and Atlanta last week, losing two one-run decisions to the Rays and a pair of two...
Braves deliver clutch hits to get better of Athletics
Sean Murphy's bloop double produced the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and helped the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Oakland A's 3-1 on Sunday to win the rubber game of their three-game series.,Murphy, who spent four seasons with the A's before being acquired by the Braves in 2023, lofted a pe...
A's right-hander Luis Medina to make season debut vs. Braves
Oakland right-hander Luis Medina will come off the injured list to make his first start of the season on Sunday when the visiting A's play the Atlanta Braves in the rubber game of their three-game set.,The Braves won Friday's game 4-2, but Oakland bounced back to outslug Atlanta 11-9 on Saturday. A ...
Miguel Andujar, Brent Rooker slug Athletics past Braves
Miguel Andujar and Brent Rooker both homered and drove in four runs to help the visiting Oakland A's outslug the Atlanta Braves 11-9 on Saturday and even the three-game series.,Andujar was 4-for-5, scored three runs and hit his second homer, and Rooker was 2-for-5 with his 12th homer. Max Schuemann ...
Chris Sale seeks eighth straight win as Braves face A's
Braves left-hander Chris Sale will go for his eighth straight win on Saturday afternoon when Atlanta hosts the Oakland A's in the middle game of a three-game series.,Sale (8-1, 2.12 ERA) will be opposed by Oakland right-hander Aaron Brooks (0-2, 3.63). The Braves won the series opener 4-2 on Friday ...
Reynaldo Lopez, Braves handle Athletics
Atlanta right-hander Reynaldo Lopez, working on an extra day of rest, threw six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Lopez (3-2) allowed one run on four hits, two walks and a season-high eight strikeouts. It...
Athletics place RHP Lucas Erceg (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Lucas Erceg on the 15-day injured list on Friday due to a strained right forearm.,The move is retroactive to Sunday. Erceg last pitched on May 25, throwing a perfect inning of relief in the Athletics' 3-1 home victory over the Houston Astros.,Oakland manager...
Braves bid to wake up bats in opener vs. Athletics
The Atlanta Braves will try to solve their recent offensive woes when they open a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics on Friday night.,This will be the first meeting between the teams this season. The Athletics won two of three against the Braves in 2023.,Oakland fell to 6-18 in...
Rays tie game in 9th and 10th, defeat A's in 12th
Richie Palacios lined a walk-off single in the 12th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays won their three-game series over the Oakland Athletics with a 6-5 victory on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Against left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland with one out, the lefty-swinging Palacios rocked a 1-2 ...
A's place LHP Kyle Muller (shoulder) on injured list
The Oakland A's placed Kyle Muller on the 15-day injured list and recalled fellow left-hander Hogan Harris from Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.,Muller, 26, is dealing with tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. The reliever has not appeared in a game since last Friday and his IL designation is retroac...
Jose Siri's walk-off single gives Rays win vs. A's
Jose Siri ripped a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to send the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,After Siri made a leaping catch at the wall in left-center with two outs and a man on second in the top of the ninth, A...
A's look to make Rays' homestand difficult again
Though they sit in fourth place in the American League West and sport a minus-60 run differential, the Oakland Athletics showed Tuesday night why they have to be taken seriously, particularly in close games.,After taking the opener of their three-game series with Tampa Bay 3-0 behind a strong start ...
Mitch Spence shuts down Rays, A's get road win
Spot starter Mitch Spence took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Miguel Andujar roped a three-run homer, and the Oakland Athletics blanked the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Making his 14th appearance but just his third start, Spence (4-2) made the most of the opportunity....
Astros' Ronel Blanco returns from suspension, shuts down A's
Ronel Blanco returned from a suspension with seven shutout innings, Kyle Tucker capped a five-run fourth in a home run and the Houston Astros completed a road series win over the Oakland Athletics with a 5-2 triumph Sunday afternoon.,Blanco (5-0) was pitching for a second consecutive time against th...
Astros' Ronel Blanco back from suspension, will face A's in finale
Ronel Blanco hopes to finish something he started in mid-May as he and the Houston Astros face the host Oakland Athletics in the rubber match of their three-game series Sunday afternoon.,After the Astros swept a May 13-16 four-game home set against the A's, the clubs have battled on even terms in Oa...
Athletics finally get better of Astros in 6th meeting this season
JP Sears combined with four relievers on a four-hitter, Brent Rooker continued his hot month of May with a two-run double and the Oakland Athletics finally got a win over the visiting Houston Astros, 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Sears (4-3), who held the Astros to one run in five innings in a 2-1 loss...
Astros aim to continue run of good fortune vs. A's
The Oakland Athletics hope to get more of the same from a new weapon when they again seek to break through against the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.,After getting outscored 22-4 in a four-game sweep in Houston last week, Oakland put up a better fight at home in the opener of this th...
Six-run inning helps Astros topple A's again
Jake Meyers capped a six-run fourth inning with a three-run homer, Justin Verlander won again at one of his favorite road sites and the Houston Astros opened a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 6-3 victory Friday night.,In the rematch of a four-game set the Astros swept in Houst...
Daz Cameron, A's set to size up Astros' Justin Verlander
Daz Cameron will get an opportunity to exact a measure of revenge against the franchise that never gave him a chance when the Oakland Athletics open a three-game series against the visiting Houston Astros on Friday night.,The series represents a rematch of a four-game set in Houston last week. The A...