Athletics Page 48 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Royals get big hits en route to sweeping A's
Brady Singer tallied nine strikeouts over six innings and Vinnie Pasquantino delivered a pinch-hit, three-run triple as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with an 8-4 win on Sunday.,Kansas City carried a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth after S...
After button adjustment, Royals aim to sew up series sweep of A's
Pay close attention to Vinnie Pasquantino's jersey on Sunday afternoon when he and the Kansas City Royals go for a three-game sweep over the visiting Oakland Athletics.,Pasquantino snapped an 0-for-14 slump with an RBI single in the fifth inning of Kansas City's 5-3 win on Saturday. ,The reason behi...
Seth Lugo strong again as Royals clip Athletics, 5-3
Seth Lugo piled up 10 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings and Kyle Isbel hit a home run as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Saturday.,Salvador Perez had two RBIs, while Vinnie Pasquantino and Nelson Velazquez each had one for the Royals, who can sweep the three-game series...
Salvador Perez bids to power Royals past A's in rematch
This weekend, the Kansas City Royals are commemorating the 10th anniversary of the team that propelled the franchise to its first pennant in 29 years.,Many former members of the 2014 Royals watched from a suite in Kauffman Stadium on Friday night as Kansas City posted a 6-2 win over the visiting Oak...
Royals send Athletics to sixth straight loss
Cole Ragans pitched seven scoreless innings while Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia each homered during a five-run sixth as the Kansas City Royals powered past the visiting Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Friday to open a three-game series.,Ragans (3-3) surrendered two hits, walked two and struck out seven ...
Royals set to celebrate glory years with A's in town
Time will tell if the Kansas City Royals are headed to the postseason this year, but they plan to party like it's 2014 this weekend.,The current Royals will honor their 2014 American League championship team all weekend during a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics. That 2014 tea...
Cristian Javier rebounds, Astros sweep A's
Cristian Javier twirled six shutout innings in a bounce-back performance while Joey Loperfido clubbed his first career home run as the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with an 8-1 victory on Thursday.,Javier (3-1), shelled for seven runs in 1 1/13 innings ...
A's LHP Ken Waldichuk has elbow surgery, out for season
Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk underwent surgery on his pitching elbow and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Thursday.,Waldichuk was diagnosed with a UCL sprain and flexor strain last October and recently endured a setback. He had surgery performed at Cedars-Sina...
Astros trade RHP Brandon Bielak to A's for cash
The Houston Astros dealt right-hander Brandon Bielak to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday for cash considerations.,He was designated for assignment on Saturday to make room for right-hander Cristian Javier on Houston's active roster.,Bielak, 28, had no decisions and a 5.71 ERA in 10 relief appearanc...
Astros turn to Cristian Javier in bid for 4-game sweep of A's
The objective was clear for left-hander Framber Valdez on the heels of a pair of victories that required the Houston Astros to utilize their bullpen to cover 33 outs: Work deep into his start.,With Valdez throwing seven shutout innings, the Astros needed only one reliever -- right-hander Seth Martin...
Framber Valdez spares Astros' bullpen in win over A's
Framber Valdez logged seven shutout innings as the Houston Astros beat the visiting Oakland Athletics for the third consecutive day, prevailing 3-0 on Wednesday.,With the Astros in desperate need of length from their starter, Valdez (3-1) delivered. Houston burned through its bullpen while winning t...
Framber Valdez spares Astros' bullpen in beating A's
Framber Valdez logged seven shutout innings and the Houston Astros claimed a four-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday.,With the Astros in desperate need of length from their starter, Valdez (3-1) delivered. Houston burned through its bullpen while winni...
Astros look to overcome taxed bullpen vs. A's
The Houston Astros carved out a 2-1 victory in 10 innings over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday on the backs of five relievers after starter Ronel Blanco was ejected.,The short-term implications of the heavy relief workload for the Astros are clear. Houston secured at least a split of this crucial f...
Astros beat A's on walk-off single in 10th inning
Victor Caratini hit a one-out, walk-off single to center field in the 10th inning, and the host Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Tuesday.,Caratini hit an 0-2 pitch off right-hander Michael Kelly (2-1) to drive in pinch runner Trey Cabbage. Astros closer Josh Hader (2-3) worked two sc...
Astros' Alex Bregman seeks repeat effort against A's
Did slumping Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman finally find the key to busting out of his season-long hitting slump?,For the fourth time this season -- all in the past six games -- Bregman batted sixth in the batting order on Monday, a day on which he also took early batting practice.,He res...
Alex Bregman goes deep twice as Astros dump A's
Alex Bregman homered twice, rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti notched his first career win and the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a four-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday.,Bregman recorded his sixth career multi-homer game as part of a four-RBI night. He helped...
If you don’t like players in college sports getting paid, you're really not gonna like this
The fire hydrant has been busted open and money is spewing in the streets of college sports. Mens’ college basketball saw the success of the Inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament and has decided to start one of its own....
NCAA athletes are trying to unionize again — but this time it feels different
On Tuesday, Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team became the latest college team to attempt to unionize — voting 13-2 to join Service Employees Union Local 560, which currently represents other Dartmouth employees. As labor unions rise in popularity — more than two-thirds of all Americans and 88 percent...
The NCAA is litigating itself out of the future of college athletics
The NCAA took another L in court this week, racking up appearances and losses in litigation like it was trying to nab the Republican nomination for president. A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that the NCAA can’t enforce key NIL rules that prohibit universities from using name, image and likeness m...
Hiring Hue Jackson would be a huge mistake for Morehouse College
Morehouse football desperately needs a shot in the arm. Hue Jackson is a dose of bad medicine....