Baseball Report: Yankees Not Looking Like Much Of A Contender
The New York Yankees have the worst record in the American League, while the Oakland A's have pulled out of their early-season slump, winning eight straight.
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The New York Yankees have the worst record in the American League, while the Oakland A's have pulled out of their early-season slump, winning eight straight.
Eloy Jimenez is a great young hitter for the White Sox, but he continues to have issues in the outfield.
The White Sox were in Mesa taking on the Oakland A's in Spring Training action Sunday.
The Cubs hosted the Oakland A's in Mesa on Tuesday, and relied on the longball.
The A's had lost six straight playoff series since sweeping Minnesota in the 2006 Division Series only to get swept by Detroit in the Championship Series.
Abreu, at the top of the list of AL MVP candidates, hit a hard grounder to second base as Diekman earned a tough save.
Giolito (1-0) yelled in delight after striking out the side in the sixth, quickly walking back to the dugout with his arms to his side.
The White Sox took on the Oakland Athletics in Cactus League play on Tuesday.
Kris Bryant drove in two runs, Willson Contreras homered and Albert Almore Jr. doubled and scored twice to make their former teammate, David Ross a winner in his debut as Cubs manager.
The Athletics, Rays and Indians are all vying for two American League wild card spots, as the MLB season enters its final week.
Reynaldo López pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Eloy Jiménez homered on his bobblehead night and the Chicago White Sox beat Tanner Roark and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday.
Tim Anderson lined two singles to right off Fiers among the handful of hard-hit balls off the right-hander.
Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer, Victor Caratini connected and Javier Báez kept up his latest hot streak with two hits and two RBIs as the Cubs responded with a rout of their own after Oakland pounded them 11-4 on Tuesday night.
Cubs lefty Jon Lester was tagged for a career high-tying 11 runs in only four innings, with Dustin Garneau and Stephen Piscotty hitting three-run homers that led the Oakland Athletics over Chicago Tuesday night.
Javier Baez hit two of Chicago's four homers and the Cubs' bullpen barely held on without Craig Kimbrel, closing out a victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.
The White Sox were outscored 21-5 in the three games in Oakland.
Pirates first baseman Josh Bell continues his plate production, as Pittsburgh struggles in the tough National League Central.
With 17 games remaining, the Yankees are now just two games above the Athletics for home field advantage in the American League Wild Card Game, setting us up for a wild final few weeks of the season.
Daniel Palka and Yolmer Sanchez connected for the White Sox, who had lost nine of 10.
Tim Anderson hit his 13th homer, a three-run shot that capped Chicago's five-run first inning burst.
The White Sox have lost eight in a row, their worst skid since a nine-game rut last July.
Thursday's game between the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics was postponed due to heavy rain expected through much of the night.
While he may have only put his name on the map because of his no-hitter, Sean Manaea could be enjoying the start of a major breakout season.
The White Sox fell to 4-11, matching their worst start since 1997.
