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Jo Adell's 2-run triple helps Angels top Athletics
Jo Adell hit a two-run triple and Denzer Guzman delivered a tiebreaking single to help the Los Angeles Angels record a 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at Anaheim, Calif.,Oswald Peraza and Logan O'Hoppe also had RBI singles as the Angels won for the fifth time in seven games. Adell, ...
Angels' Reid Detmers aims to overcome issues vs. A's
Los Angeles Angels left-hander Reid Detmers enters Saturday night's game against the Athletics in Anaheim, Calif., having allowed three earned runs or less in nine of his last 11 starts.,The bad news is that the two starts in which he allowed more than three earned runs came against the A's. ,Detmer...
Seven-run inning boosts Athletics past Angels
Jeff McNeil and Henry Bolte each had two-run singles to highlight a seven-run fifth inning and help lead the Athletics to a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Nick Kurtz went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and S...
A's J.T. Ginn hopes for different result vs. Angels
J.T. Ginn will return to the scene of one of the highlights of his starting pitching career on Friday night when the Athletics open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,It also was one of the most devastating moments in the 27-year-old right-hander's career., ,Ginn w...
Ninth-inning outburst helps Athletics beat Giants, snap skid
Jonah Heim tied the game with a single, Lawrence Butler produced the go-ahead run with a hit and Max Muncy delivered two insurance runs with a third consecutive single as the visiting Athletics plated four runs in the ninth inning to overtake the San Francisco Giants 9-6 on Thursday afternoon, avoid...
Infield uncertainty hovers over clash between Giants, A's
The Athletics and San Francisco Giants hope to have their hot-hitting infielders back in the lineup Wednesday night when they continue a three-game interleague series in San Francisco.,The Giants opened the set with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday in a game in which both the A's Zack Gelof and San Francisc...
Strong outing from Robbie Ray helps Giants take down Athletics
Robbie Ray threw eight innings of two-hit ball, Jung Hoo Lee continued his hot hitting with a home run and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home series with a 3-1 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night.,Casey Schmitt and Willy Adames chipped in with a pair of hits apiece for the Gia...
Zach Neto's 9th-inning homer lifts Angels past Athletics
Zach Neto delivered a tie-breaking home run in the top of the ninth for the Los Angeles Angels, who rallied for a 9-7 win against the host Athletics on Sunday.,With Jose Siri on, Neto launched his 17th homer of the season over the left field wall against Elvis Alvarado (3-2) to put Los Angeles ahead...
Athletics DFA RHP Scott Barlow, promote Joey Meneses
The Athletics designated struggling right-handed reliever Scott Barlow for assignment prior to Sunday's home game against the Los Angeles Angels.,Barlow, 33, gave up two runs while retiring two batters in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Angels and has allowed 10 runs in 2 2/3 innings over his last four a...
Reid Detmers hopes to stay hot as Angels seek split with A's
Reid Detmers has been on a big-time roll and he looks to keep it going when the Los Angeles Angels complete a four-game series against the Athletics on Sunday afternoon at West Sacramento, Calif.,Detmers is 2-0 with a 1.36 ERA over his past five starts. The left-hander has 39 strikeouts and allowed ...
Angels' bullpen gets redemption in combined shutout of Athletics
Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel delivered consecutive two-run doubles in a four-run sixth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels record an easy 7-0 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Denzer Guzman homered and Jo Adell and Donovan Walton had three apiece hits as the A...
J.T. Ginn aims for different ending as A's host Angels
J.T. Ginn had both a magical and heartbreaking night when he took the mound against the Los Angeles Angels last month. ,The right-hander will seek a different ending when the Athletics host the Angels on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Ginn took a no-hitter into the ninth inning in Anaheim...
A's storm back from 7-run deficit to edge Angels in 10th
Jonah Heim drilled a pinch-hit, tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Nick Kurtz drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th as the Athletics rallied from seven runs down to post a wild 12-11 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Heim's homer came off Sam Bach...
A's ride momentum of fast start into rematch vs. Angels
The Athletics made quick work of the Los Angeles Angels in the series opener and will search for another early-inning knockout punch Friday night when the teams continue their four-game set at West Sacramento, Calif.,The A's sent 11 batters to the plate in a five-run first inning and never relinquis...
Gage Jump fires 7 strong innings as Athletics shut out Angels
Shea Langeliers smacked a three-run homer in a five-run first inning and Gage Jump allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings as the Athletics earned a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Tyler Soderstrom also homered in the first inning for the Athletics...
Athletics' Zack Gelof, Nick Kurtz look to create more runs vs. Angels
The Los Angeles Angels and Athletics will get together for a four-game series when the American League West rivals begin the set on Thursday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Athletics took three of four games from the Angels in Anaheim from May 18-21, scoring 23 runs in the three victories.,A's ...
Ryan O'Hearn's 6 RBIs spark Pirates' demolition of Athletics
Ryan O'Hearn homered and drove in a career-best six runs while leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to an easy 12-4 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,O'Hearn had a two-run double in the first inning, a two-run blast in the fourth and a two-run single in the seventh as Pitt...
Pirates' Bryan Reynolds bids to push luck in rematch vs. A's
Bryan Reynolds feared he was about to be robbed of a homer to center field from the left side while batting in the sixth inning on Tuesday night. He slowed down between first and second base to see the ball barely elude the glove of the Athletics' leaping Henry Bolte.,One inning later, Reynolds' sho...
Brandon Lowe's 9th-inning blast completes Pirates' comeback vs. A's
Brandon Lowe ripped a tiebreaking homer with one out in the top of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Bryan Reynolds went 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs as the Pirates won for just the third time in th...
Nick Kurtz, A's flexing muscles ahead of rematch vs. Pirates
Nick Kurtz looks to continue his personal power-fest when the rampaging Athletics oppose the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Kurtz had two homers and five RBIs in Monday's series-opening 11-2 victory over Pittsburgh and leads the majors with eight blasts in June. Overa...